Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida)
Oak Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1956. The school has been rated as a D or F institution by the state every year since 2000. This year though, the school has been awarded a C grade, breaking the low performance streak.
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