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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001407
CATALINA ELEMENTARY
2448 29TH ST, ORLANDO, FL 32805 · (407) 245-1735 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
411 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
49%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
32.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 45.8% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 CATALINA ELEMENTARY
CATALINA ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATALINA ELEMENTARY this school | 588 | 69.9% | 38.5% |
| TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 491 | 68.8% | 43.4% |
| RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 484 | 71.7% | 50.3% |
| INDIAN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 566 | 68.6% | 33.9% |
| PINELOCH ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 726 | 73.1% | 42.9% |
| CARRIE P. MEEK/WESTVIEW K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 548 | 65.7% | 45.3% |
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 CATALINA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,873 of 2,136 | #145 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,776 of 2,149 ▼ 193 | #133 of 159 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #2,013 of 2,149 ▲ 35 | #155 of 159 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,070 of 2,267 | #77 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,652 of 2,077 | #146 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #1,413 of 2,108 | #117 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #463 of 2,188 | #25 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #661 of 1,374 | #60 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
588
-80 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 70% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 78% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 82% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 84% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 80% (560) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 86% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 92% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 77% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 47 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CATALINA ELEMENTARY.
About CATALINA ELEMENTARY
CATALINA ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, (ZIP code 32805). The school reports 588 students in pre-K through 5.
The ORANGE system has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
At 66%, Black students outnumber all other groups at CATALINA ELEMENTARY combined. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic and 3% White. Among people living in Orange County, the Black share is about 20%. CATALINA ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 33 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.8:1. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CATALINA ELEMENTARY is 70%. Public schools in Orange County average 39%.
CATALINA ELEMENTARY sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5% and a predicted 46.1%.
Across Orange County, median household income is about $79,719, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. CATALINA ELEMENTARY is among the 286 public schools in Orange County.
The nearest public school is MEMORIAL MIDDLE, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CATALINA ELEMENTARY is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around CATALINA ELEMENTARY as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 668 to 588 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.9:1 to 17.8:1.
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
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
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE0.1 mi · 712
- JUVENILE OFFENDERS PROGRAM0.5 mi · 11
- WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE ACADEMY CHARTER0.6 mi · 279
- PINELOCH ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 726
- ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY0.9 mi · 40
- WASHINGTON SHORES PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER1.2 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About CATALINA ELEMENTARYHow large is CATALINA ELEMENTARY?
CATALINA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CATALINA ELEMENTARY serve?
CATALINA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CATALINA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CATALINA ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CATALINA ELEMENTARY?
At CATALINA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 28% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CATALINA ELEMENTARY public or private?
CATALINA 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.