AVALON ELEMENTARY

AVALON ELEMENTARY, a reasonably sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, run under ORANGE, educates 553 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, AVALON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, AVALON ELEMENTARY records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Orange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, AVALON ELEMENTARY records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at AVALON ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AVALON ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.6%; this one delivers 78.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which AVALON ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AVALON ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.4%.

AVALON ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 41%: 933 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.