Summary:
In zip code 32817, there is one middle school, Union Park Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Orlando, Florida, as part of the Orange County school district.
Union Park Middle has a total enrollment of 660 students and is a high-poverty school, with 68.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Florida middle schools over the past three years, currently sitting at the 19th percentile. Its most critical issue is a chronic absenteeism rate of 53.3%, which is dramatically higher than the district average of 35.2% and the state average of 31.4%. This absenteeism is likely a primary driver of the school's low academic performance, with average proficiency across core subjects at 44%, compared to 61% for both the district and state. The school spends $11,626 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 20:1.
Despite these challenges, Union Park Middle has a standout strength in Algebra 1, where 97% of students taking the End-of-Course exam are proficient, far exceeding district and state averages. However, this success does not extend to the general 8th-grade math FAST exam, where only 49% of students are proficient, suggesting the Algebra 1 program serves a small, high-achieving subset. Civics proficiency has improved from 42% to 55% but still lags 22 points behind the state average. Without a major intervention to address the severe absenteeism rate, the school is unlikely to see significant improvement in its overall ranking or test scores.
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