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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001408
CHENEY ELEMENTARY
2000 N FORSYTH RD, ORLANDO, FL 32807 · (407) 672-3120 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
269 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
44.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
397
-100 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
14%
was 19%
% Hispanic
63%
was 66%
% Black
17%
was 9%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHENEY ELEMENTARY
CHENEY ELEMENTARY, a cozy elementary-level community in ORLANDO, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE, educates 397 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so CHENEY ELEMENTARY sits 34% below that benchmark.
Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, CHENEY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, CHENEY ELEMENTARY logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black, 14% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CHENEY ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 39%.
After controlling for student poverty, CHENEY ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 48.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which CHENEY ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHENEY ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHENEY ELEMENTARY has declined 20%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 17% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for CHENEY ELEMENTARY typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 507
- ACCESS CHARTER1.2 mi · 115
- COLONIAL HIGH1.4 mi · 3,239
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CHICKASAW TRAIL1.7 mi · 949
- WINTER PARK HIGH1.8 mi · 3,277
- ALOMA ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About CHENEY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CHENEY ELEMENTARY?
CHENEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CHENEY ELEMENTARY serve?
CHENEY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CHENEY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at CHENEY ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at CHENEY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CHENEY ELEMENTARY are roughly 14% White, 63% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is CHENEY ELEMENTARY in?
CHENEY ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.