CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY

CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. The school caters to 551 students in grades pre-K through 5.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%; the rest is composed of 10% White, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of +0.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY is one.

ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 551).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.