In 2012, construction was completed on a new media center, added parking, centrally-located cafeteria, and new academic buildings.

Auburndale’s first official school opened in 1890 in a building on the corner of Main Street and Bridgers Avenue.

The first building officially constructed as a classroom was built in 1915 on the site that is now Stambaugh Middle School.

[citation needed] Auburndale High School offers several Advanced Placement courses, such as World History, American History, American Government and Politics, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Capstone Seminar, Capstone Research, Calculus AB, Pre-calculus, Statistics, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Photography, and 3D Art and Design.

[citation needed] Auburndale has partnered with nearby Polk State College and Southeastern University to offer several Dual enrollment courses on campus.