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Enrollment
748
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144009030
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY
11000 ATWATER BAY DR, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 317-3200 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
104 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
FL avg 56.7%
Math
75.8%
FL avg 58.9%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY this school | 748 | 13.9% | 73.3% |
| INDIAN TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 667 | 17.1% | 79.4% |
| PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 797 | 11.0% | 64.9% |
| SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY WINDERMERE | 699 | 18.5% | 74.7% |
| WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 1,013 | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| COUNTRY ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 773 | 21.2% | 71.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #345 of 2,136 | #32 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #424 of 2,149 | #37 of 159 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #417 of 2,149 | #35 of 159 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #576 of 2,267 | #33 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,546 of 2,077 | #139 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #910 of 2,108 | #79 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #2,079 of 2,188 | #151 of 162 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
About ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY is one of the public schools in WINTER GARDEN, Florida. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 748 students. That compares with an average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY is one school in ORANGE, a system of 272 schools with 207,778 students.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY. The remaining shares are 32% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY has a ratio of 17.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 39%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 74.2%.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY.
Measured in a straight line, WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 68.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY as Rural: Fringe.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,064
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 1,013
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,685
- PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 797
- SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 853
- SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY3.3 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARYHow large is ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY?
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 748 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY serve?
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY have?
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY?
At ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY?
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.