APOPKA ELEMENTARY

APOPKA ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in APOPKA, Florida, run under ORANGE, educateing 847 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. APOPKA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, APOPKA ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Black, 19% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, APOPKA ELEMENTARY has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, APOPKA ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 54.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which APOPKA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: APOPKA HIGH, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, APOPKA ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. APOPKA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 781 (now 847). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 26% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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