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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144005022
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
1245 N AVALON PARK BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32828 · (407) 207-7428 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
308 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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 56.9% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY this school | 555 | 55.5% | 56.5% |
| DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 426 | 54.2% | 39.6% |
| CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 617 | 53.8% | 55.2% |
| ALOMA ELEMENTARY WINTER PARK | 509 | 50.1% | 50.8% |
| STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 524 | 52.9% | 44.3% |
| GREYNOLDS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH MIAMI BEACH | 532 | 52.3% | 45.0% |
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 CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,024 of 2,136 | #79 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #982 of 2,149 ▲ 86 | #73 of 159 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,159 of 2,149 ▲ 39 | #89 of 159 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,203 of 2,267 | #88 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #403 of 2,077 | #21 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #896 of 2,108 | #76 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #1,065 of 2,188 | #68 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #129 of 1,374 | #15 of 112 |
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
555
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 55% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 62% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 64% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 54% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 59% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 72% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 62% (480) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY.
About CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of the public schools in ORLANDO, Florida. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 555 students.
The district, ORANGE, has 207,778 students enrolled across 272 schools.
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is 59% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 17% White, 16% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 55% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Orange County average 39%.
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.5% and a predicted 53.4%.
Across Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County is home to 286 public schools and about 216,813 public school students.
The closest other public school is CAMELOT ELEMENTARY, about 0.2 miles away. CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.5% against a local average of 66.2%.
Federal data place CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 41 students since 2020-21, to 555. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.6 to 14.2 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- CAMELOT ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 545
- ECON RIVER HIGH CHARTER1.1 mi · 327
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 456
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE1.9 mi · 814
- TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 610
- EAST RIVER HIGH2.0 mi · 2,026
Frequently asked questions
About CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY?
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
Is CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY have?
CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY are roughly 17% White, 59% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY public or private?
CASTLE CREEK 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.