CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER

CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER is a K-5 school of sizable scale in BELLE ISLE, Florida, operated by ORANGE, teacheing 1,094 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% above the state mean of about 604.

CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that serves 207,778 students overall.

On demographics, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER higher than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.5%, the actual is 77.2%, a residual of +12.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 979 (now 1,094). The White share of enrollment shrank from 58% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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