📍 2450 Cougar Way, Orlando, Orange County, 32817
University High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orlando, Orange County. The school has 2,555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University High enrolls 2,555 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 112 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,439 | 56% |
| White | 491 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 312 | 12% |
| Asian | 242 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,142 of the school's 2,555 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,074 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 49.
University High is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,555 students, University High is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large