CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized primary school in APOPKA, Florida, operated by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 626 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY reports that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 15% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate 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%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY has shrank 14%, going from 730 students in 2018 to 626 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 44% to 53%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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