DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
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 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 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 | 73.4% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.9% | 79.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY this school | 638 | 25.2% | 76.5% |
| PARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVIEDO | 536 | 25.7% | 78.7% |
| BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 732 | 26.5% | 74.2% |
| WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 724 | 30.1% | 61.2% |
| STONE LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 617 | 28.4% | 72.5% |
| TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 819 | 25.8% | 81.7% |
Where DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #258 of 2,136 | #23 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #406 of 2,149 ▼ 154 | #35 of 159 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #331 of 2,149 ▼ 97 | #33 of 159 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #904 of 2,267 | #57 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,373 of 2,077 | #127 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #567 of 2,108 | #44 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #1,907 of 2,188 | #128 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #948 of 1,374 | #87 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 | 638 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 29% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 31% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 33% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 38% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 21% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 14% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 42 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
About DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in ORLANDO, Florida, in Orange County. A total of 638 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
ORANGE, which runs DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY, has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY is White (48%). Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY comes in at 65%.
At DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY, 38 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 14 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.5%; the prediction is 68.5%.
Among Orange County residents, 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. DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 216,813 students.
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 638 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 709. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.8:1 to 16.8:1.
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