BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY

BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in WINDERMERE, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 680 students spanning grades K through 5.

BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that instructs 207,778 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 10% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HORIZON WEST MIDDLE, roughly 0.8 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), BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.7%.

BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY has contracted 34%, going from 1,035 students in 2018 to 680 in 2025.

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