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DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY

311 N DILLARD ST, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 877-5000 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Florida public elementary schools
  • 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
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
209 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K245%
Kindergarten5712%
Grade 17015%
Grade 26815%
Grade 38819%
Grade 47817%
Grade 58117%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
16936%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
19742%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
8318%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
112%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23751%
Female
22949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY→LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
51.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.3pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.1%47.4%
2023-2444.1%50.7%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY this school46644.8%49.8%
SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON K-8
WELLINGTON
45943.6%44.0%
EDISON PARK CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SCHOOL
FORT MYERS
44043.9%57.1%
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
36947.4%60.2%
SYMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW
41046.1%46.7%
MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH
53839.8%61.9%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
466
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254663214.6:145% (209)
2023-244793314.5:151% (244)
2022-234983116.1:151% (252)
2020-214863513.9:155% (269)
2017-186204115.1:165% (404)
2015-167224815.0:172% (521)
2010-117425513.5:162% (458)
2000-017204416.4:160% (435)
1990-916193418.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY.

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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Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
District
ORANGE
Address
311 N DILLARD ST, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787
Phone
(407) 877-5000
County
Orange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
466
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
209 (45%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120144001389
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
How large is DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY?
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY serve?
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY?
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 36% White, 42% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY public or private?
DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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