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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144002781
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY
9150 S APOPKA VINELAND RD, ORLANDO, FL 32836 · (407) 876-7500 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
154 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
69%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
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
82.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
81.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 81.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 80.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY this school | 764 | 20.2% | 80.4% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 788 | 23.5% | 72.8% |
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE | 726 | 21.1% | 76.4% |
| EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY WELLINGTON | 834 | 15.2% | 85.4% |
| ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 984 | 20.7% | 69.2% |
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 BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #151 of 2,136 | #14 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #250 of 2,149 ▼ 32 | #16 of 159 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #91 of 2,149 ▲ 98 | #10 of 159 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #546 of 2,267 | #30 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #674 of 2,077 | #48 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #269 of 2,108 | #11 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #2,004 of 2,188 | #138 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #235 of 621 | #11 of 30 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
764
+93 (+14%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 764 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 20% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 26% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 33% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 37% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 37% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 27% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 53 | 18.7:1 | 11% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY.
About BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY
This page covers BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida. The student body numbers 764 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
ORANGE counts 207,778 students in its 272 schools, and BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY is one of them.
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 42% White share among all Orange County residents. BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.0:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The lunch program counts 20% of students at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 39%, higher than here.
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.4% is 9.3 points above the 71.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: median household income is about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 286 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 216,813.
The nearest other public school, SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY, is about 1.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY. On state test proficiency, BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The number of students grew from 671 to 764 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 733
- DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 638
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- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE2.5 mi · 1,290
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGH3.0 mi · 2,964
- CASTLEVIEW ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY?
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 764 students in grades PK-05.
Is BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY?
At BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 45% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY public or private?
BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
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