Colonial High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Orlando, Florida

Colonial High in Orlando, Florida enrolled 3,239 students in 2024-25 with 137.0 full-time teachers, 23.6 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

3,442 students in 2022-23, 3,389 students in 2023-24, 3,239 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 152.0 to 137.0.

Students enrolled at Colonial High by school year2022-23: 3,442, 2023-24: 3,389, 2024-25: 3,23901k2k3k4k2022-233,4422023-243,3892024-253,239
Students enrolled at Colonial High by school year2022-23: 3,442, 2023-24: 3,389, 2024-25: 3,23901k2k3k4k2022-233,4422023-243,3892024-253,239
Students enrolled at Colonial High by school year2022-23: 3,442, 2023-24: 3,389, 2024-25: 3,23901k2k3k4k2022-233,4422023-243,3892024-253,239
Students enrolled at Colonial High by school year2022-23: 3,442, 2023-24: 3,389, 2024-25: 3,23901k2k3k4k2022-233,4422023-243,3892024-253,239
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,442152.022.6
2023-243,389150.022.6
2024-253,239137.023.6

23.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Colonial High 23.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherColonial High 23.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Colonial High 23.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherColonial High 23.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Colonial High 23.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherColonial High 23.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Colonial High 23.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherColonial High 23.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 420 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colonial High enrolled 3,356 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 332 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 420 of the 3,356 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions332
  • Chronically absent66.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.1% of students were Hispanic, 11.0% Black, 9.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic75.1%
  2. Black11.0%
  3. White9.0%
  4. Asian3.0%
  5. Two or more races1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Colonial High scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math22%56% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 733 students in Colonial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate95%89%88%
Students in the class73315,478208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Orlando

37 public high schools in Orlando report 2024-25 enrollment; Colonial High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Florida Virtual High School4,33129.517.6%
Timber Creek High3,38323.716.8%
Colonial High3,23923.646.8%
Cypress Creek High3,12723.931.0%
Lake Nona High2,97425.213.1%
Dr. Phillips High2,96423.034.8%
Olympia High2,90125.026.1%
William R Boone High2,65022.127.0%

All public schools in Orlando →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Colonial High

  1. Access CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 115 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. BetaThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 50 students, 7.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Colonial High with Access CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orange County Public Schools spends per student$11,706 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,706
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaColonial High is the number 13 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher23.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.23.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Colonial High

  1. How many students attend Colonial High?
    3,239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,442 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Orlando, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Colonial High?
    23.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Colonial High a Title I school?
    Colonial High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Colonial High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Colonial High scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Colonial High?
    95% of the 733 students in Colonial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Colonial High in?
    Orange County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120144001403 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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