CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY

Set in ORLANDO, Florida, CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized K-5 school, part of ORANGE. It works with 555 students across grades pre-K through 5.

CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that serves 207,778 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%; the rest is composed of 17% White, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 56.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CAMELOT ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 832 (now 555). Over the same period, the White share declined from 26% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.