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Which teacher or staff member at AVALON ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003744
AVALON ELEMENTARY
13500 TANJA KING BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32828 · (407) 207-3825 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
106 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-380 (-41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
44%
was 49%
% Hispanic
37%
was 34%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
4%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON0.7 mi · 498
- PINECREST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 13
- AVALON MIDDLE0.8 mi · 791
- STONE LAKES ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 617
- TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 610
- TIMBER CREEK HIGH1.1 mi · 3,383
Frequently asked questions
About AVALON ELEMENTARYHow large is AVALON ELEMENTARY?
AVALON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-05.
Is AVALON ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
AVALON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at AVALON ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at AVALON ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AVALON ELEMENTARY?
At AVALON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is AVALON ELEMENTARY public or private?
AVALON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.