Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, and a part of Polk County Public Schools. The school serves about 1,600 students from ninth through twelfth grades. The minority rate is 37% and the free/reduced lunch rate is 49%. The school operates on a 7 period a day bell schedule, allowing for 48 minute classes with 8 minutes of passing time. Graduations are held on the football field on campus yearly. In 2012, construction was completed on a new media center, added parking, centrally-located cafeteria, and new academic buildings.
History
Auburndale’s first official school opened in 1890 in a building on the corner of Main Street and Bridgers Avenue. Education for grades one through eight was offered, and less than 40 students were enrolled in the school. By 1895 the city had the southernmost library and free reading room in the United States, adding culture to the city. The first building officially constructed as a classroom was built in 1915 on the site that is now Stambaugh Middle School. A second building, built in 1925, included the addition of an auditorium that was used by the city for cultural events until 1979. All Auburndale students in grades one through twelve attended this school until 1947 when Auburndale Central Elementary opened and took the youngest students. In 1954, the school became a junior high school as students in grades nine through twelve moved to the present-day site of Auburndale High School. In 1972, Auburndale Junior High moved and opened just north of the high school and remained until 1984 when Stambaugh Middle School opened. The Auburndale Junior High building was added to the high school campus in the start of the 1989-1990 school year; AHS has been a 9-12 center since. By the 2012-2013 school year, construction was completed that replaced nearly all of the original campus buildings.
School grade
In the 2010-11 school year...
38% of reading and 70% of math test takers met high standards
46% of the lowest 25% made learning gains in reading
63% of the lowest 25% made learning gains in reading
74% of test takers met the high standards in writing
27% of test takers met the high standards in science
Auburndale High School's school grade for the 2010-2011 school year was a "B," the first time AHS has achieved that per the Florida DOE grading system. Grades are based on FSA scores, graduation rates, participation in AP/dual enrollment courses, among other things.
