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DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 50.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
Schools most like DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY this school | 466 | 44.8% | 49.8% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON K-8 WELLINGTON | 459 | 43.6% | 44.0% |
| EDISON PARK CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 440 | 43.9% | 57.1% |
| WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 369 | 47.4% | 60.2% |
| SYMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 410 | 46.1% | 46.7% |
| MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 538 | 39.8% | 61.9% |
Where DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,338 of 2,136 | #101 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,675 of 2,149 ▼ 325 | #121 of 159 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,245 of 2,149 ▲ 190 | #93 of 159 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #1,552 of 2,267 | #119 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #519 of 2,077 | #35 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #505 of 2,108 | #35 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #1,450 of 2,188 | #86 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #338 of 1,374 | #32 of 112 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 55% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 65% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 72% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 62% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 60% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 34 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
About DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
At 311 N DILLARD ST in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 466 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 23% smaller than average.
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY is among 272 schools run by ORANGE, which serves 207,778 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY, with 42% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White, 18% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. By the diversity index, DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY comes in at 66%.
The teaching staff at DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY is 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 45% of students, or 209, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY scores 49.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income is about $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 286 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 216,813 students.
The closest public school, WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY, is about 1.0 miles from DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.2%; DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY's is 49.8%, ranking 4th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY went from 486 students to 466.
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