| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Orange County, FL |
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| Total Students |
3664 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
198 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 1059 students | | Grade 10 - 977 students | | Grade 11 - 906 students | | Grade 12 - 722 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
18% |
18% |
| % Black |
28% |
26% |
| % White |
50% |
52% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
1% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
26% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
1% |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Orange County School District |
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| 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% |
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- Apopka High School is a high school located in Apopka in northwest Orange County, Florida, United States. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
- The school serves grades 9 through 12. The campus is divided into two campuses, a 9th/10th campus (Wells Campus) and an 11th/12th grade campus (Martin Campus).
- Athletics
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Apopka has about 26 total sports teams. The football team won the first State Championship in 2001. This marks the first such title for an Orange County Public School. The team also won the District Title in 2000. In 2006 the team won the 6A-4 district title by beating East Ridge High School, and the Metro Conference title. In 2007 the team won the 6A-4 District Championship by beating East Ridge High School 48 - 16. The 2007 Regional 6A playoffs began as expected with Apopka defeating Timber Creek 30-22. Apopka then advanced to take on bitter Metro Conference rival Edgewater in one of the most hyped showdowns of the season. Apopka lost in the regular season 40-33, but this time prevailed by the count of 36-7. Apopka reached the 6A Region 1 final for the first time since 2001, and advanced to the State Semifinals with a 43-0 victory over Spruce Creek High School. However, their season ended with a 21-18 loss to Boone High School at Boone's Norton Baker Field.
- Head Coach Rick DarlingtonThe school's home football field is Roger Williams Field.right|thumb|A helmet for "The Big Potato" 's football team
- center|thumb|Apopka's stadium
- Notable alumni
- Michael Taylor, professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies.
- Zack Greinke, professional baseball player, Kansas City Royals.
- Brandon Meriweather, professional football player, New England Patriots.
- Warren Sapp, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders.
- Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, pioneer NASCAR driver.
- Rod Brewer, former professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals (1990-1993).
- Steve Baylark, Professional football player, Arizona Cardinals
- Rogers Beckett, former professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals
- Sammie Smith, former professional football player, Miami Dolphins,Denver Broncos
- John Anderson , American country musician
- Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, American Horror-Sinisteria author
- Wilson Reyes, former Indiana State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President
- Relief school
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In August 2007 a new school located at 2501 N. Hiawassee RoadApopka, FL 32703 was opened [1]. The school, named Wekiva High School, took some students away from Apopka, Evans, Edgewater, and Ocoee High Schools. Students from mostly Lockhart Middle and Piedmont Lakes Middle go to this school.
- Trivia
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In spring 1932, students were asked to choose a mascot for the athletic teams. Dr. Carey C. Womble proposed the blue darter, which won. Before that the school mascot was a 'Blue Devil'. [http://darter.ocps.net/schoolinformation/bluedarterstory.htm
- The original building that consisted of the ciruclar frame was torn down in the 2006-2007 school year. In 2009 a new building was constructed with the same layout as Timber Creek,Ocoee,Wekiva and Freedom High School.
- External links
- Apopka High School's Official Website
- Apopka Class of 1982
- 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.
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| About This Zip Code (32712) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
29,230 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
33% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
37 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$50,410
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.1 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
23 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
88% / 12% |
67% / 33% |
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