Blankner School, 2500 S. Mills Ave.: grades K-8, 869 students on Oct. 1, 2026, an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school location and attendance zone data, zone map, Oct. 1, 2026 enrollment summary and 2026-27 bell times; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Blankner School is the Orange County Public Schools K-8 school for kindergarten to eighth grade at 2500 S. Mills Ave. The campus is inside Orlando city limits. By our comparison of the district’s 2026-27 zone map with 2020 census counts (which miss homes built since), about 3% of Orlando’s residents live in its attendance zone.

Who to call
Address 2500 S. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32806
Phone 407-245-1720
Grades K to 8
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 0631

Principal

Principal Derek Knappins, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 869 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 928, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 824 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 56 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a combination school at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (76% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 77%
  • Math: 82%
  • Science: 80%
  • Social studies: 84%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool, its 2026-27 zone lookup map or the Blankner School zone map (PDF) and the middle school grades zone map (PDF).

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zones (shares are of residents counted in the 2020 census, not of students):

  • High school: the whole zone lies inside the Boone High zone.

The district’s rezoning page lists no board-approved change to this school’s zone for 2026-27.

Calendar and bell times

Kindergarten to fifth grade runs 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. (2 p.m. on Wednesdays), and sixth to eighth grade runs 8:42 a.m. to 3:04 p.m. (2:04 p.m. on Wednesdays), under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (teacher workday)
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: end of the second marking period
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: no school for students
  • March 15-19, 2027: spring break
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of school

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Blankner School serve?

Kindergarten through eighth grade. It is an Orange County Public Schools K-8 school at 2500 S. Mills Ave., Orlando.

What is Blankner School’s school grade?

Blankner School earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 76% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

Which high school does Blankner School feed into?

Boone High. The whole Blankner School zone lies inside the Boone High zone, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does Blankner School start?

Kindergarten to fifth grade runs 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. (2 p.m. on Wednesdays), and sixth to eighth grade runs 8:42 a.m. to 3:04 p.m. (2:04 p.m. on Wednesdays), under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.