| Definition of Terms |
|
| School Level |
High school |
|
| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
|
| County |
Orange County, FL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Students |
2738 students |
|
| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
|
| Total Classroom Teachers |
144 teachers |
|
| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 674 students | | Grade 10 - 717 students | | Grade 11 - 715 students | | Grade 12 - 632 students |
|
|
|
| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:19 |
|
|
|
|
| Students by Ethnicity |
|
| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
11% |
18% |
| % Black |
47% |
26% |
| % White |
39% |
52% |
|
|
|
|
| Additional Student Information |
|
| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
25% |
26% |
|
| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
6% |
|
| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| School District Name |
Orange County School District |
|
|
|
| Number of Schools Managed |
211 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
175,662 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,556,195,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,516,974,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,859 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,636 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
83% |
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
| View all past news stories |
|
|
- Edgewater High School is a public secondary school located in the College Park section of Orlando, Florida. It is operated by the Orange County Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as the 'Fighting Eagles' with colors red and white.
- Student enrollment for 2009 was 1,950. In addition, the school has 140 faculty members. 85% of graduating seniors report intending to attend a college or university after graduation. The school newspaper The Eagle Eye is a member of the High School National Ad Network.
- Origins
-
In 1950, the School Board of Orange County, Florida unveiled plans to build two new high schools in Orlando. These two schools were built from the same architectural plans and both were opened on the same day, Tuesday, September 2, 1952. The first was named William R. Boone High School and the second was named Edgewater High School. Boone was named for William R. Boone, a long-serving principal of the original Orlando High School (which is now Howard Middle School, on Robinson Street in downtown Orlando, near Lake Eola). The campuses of Boone and Edgewater contained identical buildings, but their arrangement on each campus is different. Edgewater's first principal was Mr. Orville R. Davis, a veteran of Orange County Public Schools, who was once the principal of the original Memorial Junior High School (now Cherokee Middle School).
- Edgewater and Boone were originally to be named North and South High Schools, respectively. However, William R. Boone, who was to be principal of South, died the summer before the schools opened. South High was renamed in his memory. North High was then named for the road it was built beside, Edgewater Drive.
- Sports
-
Edgewater has achieved significant success in a wide array of sports at the regional, state, and national levels.
- The Eagle football team reached the Florida Class 6A Championship game three straight years between 2002 and 2004. Concurrently, the Eagle basketball team also reached the Class 6A State Championship game during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 school years, going all the way to victory in 2003–04.
- Recent Edgewater teams have also received significant national acclaim. The 2003–04 school year was a banner year for Edgewater sport notoriety, as the men's basketball team, after wrapping up the school's second State Basketball Championship (first one in 1976), reached the #6 rank in the USA Today national prep basketball rankings. The football team also caught the eye of many pollsters in the 2002–03 season getting as high as #10 in the USA Today national prep poll, and then starting the next year ranked #5 on the American Football Monthly poll, and persisting in the national spotlight all season, making it to #19 in the USA Today national prep football polls before falling to Miami Killian in the championship game. Basketball player Darius Washington also was voted as a Parade 1st Team All-American and McDonald's All-American that season. The school won a Men's basketball state championship in 2004.
- A complete list of athletic achievements is maintained here.
- Marching Band
-
The Edgewater High School Marching Eagles Band is currently headed by Director Bruce Green.
- Notable alumni
- Davis Gaines - broadway superstar, best known for performing the role of Phantom, in the Phantom of the Opera.
- Michael James Nelson, Comedy writer, producer, performer The Bachelor, Miracle Workers, National Lampoon Comedy and has been seen on MTV and the The Oxygen Network.
- Tina Wood - Television Host/Writer, best known for hosting G-Phoria with Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro and stumping actor Robin Williams.
- Howie Dorough - member of the Backstreet Boys.
- Marquis Daniels - Basketball guard, currently member of the NBA 's Boston Celtics
- Darius Washington - basketball guard, currently a member of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.
- Russ Rollins - creator and talent of a national talk radio show called The Monsters Of The Morning.
- Stephen Solomon - division president of Accent Systems & Productions in Tampa, Florida and co-founder of Astonishing Comics, Inc.
- Mike Sims-Walker - NFL Wide Receiver, currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad.
- James R. Southall - songwriter, guitarist and session musician.
- External links
- Edgewater High School Official Website
- Orange County Public Schools Official Website
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
-
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)
|
| |
|
| About This Zip Code (32804) |
|
| Population (Approximate) |
18,083 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
48% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
|
37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.1 persons
|
2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$44,455
|
$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.3 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
53 years old |
32 years old |
|
 View current housing listings in this area |
Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (32804)
What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use | |
| % Owning / % Renting |
67% / 33% |
67% / 33% |
|
Tip: Zoom in/out using the slider below. View aerial photos using the Satellite or Hybrid buttons.
Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).
Visit school website
Find your graduating class at Classmates.com
Review school: 
