ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY

ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school of cozy scale in ORLANDO, Florida, part of ORANGE, caters to 354 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY is among them.

Demographically, ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 41.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CARVER MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 354). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 94% to 84%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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