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What's one thing ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001405
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY
5985 LA COSTA DR, ORLANDO, FL 32807 · (407) 249-6340 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
357 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 40.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 557 | 64.1% | 40.8% |
| BOGGY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 549 | 65.8% | 39.7% |
| BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 572 | 62.4% | 32.1% |
| MORGAN WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 522 | 64.6% | 37.9% |
| VENTURA ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 577 | 61.5% | 41.9% |
| WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 602 | 62.8% | 35.5% |
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 ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,769 of 2,136 | #140 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,652 of 2,149 ▲ 139 | #119 of 159 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,986 of 2,149 ▼ 133 | #154 of 159 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,195 of 2,267 | #87 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #902 of 2,077 | #74 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #1,788 of 2,108 | #145 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #735 of 2,188 | #46 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #1,279 of 1,374 | #109 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 2024-25Enrollment
557
+86 (+18%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 557 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 71% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 72% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 75% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 80% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 93% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 76% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 950 | 59 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY.
About ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY
In ORLANDO, Florida, part of Orange County, ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. It educates 557 students in pre-K through 5.
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY reports to ORANGE, which has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
Hispanic students make up 80% of enrollment at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 11% White and 8% Black. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is 49.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County is home to 286 public schools and about 216,813 public school students.
The school nearest to ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is ROBERTO CLEMENTE MIDDLE, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 557 students in 2024-25, 86 more than the 471 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
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Nearby schools
- ROBERTO CLEMENTE MIDDLE0.1 mi · 776
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY CHARTER0.4 mi · 299
- CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 551
- ACCELERATION EAST0.9 mi · 212
- PASSPORT CHARTER1.1 mi · 181
- AZALEA PARK ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY are roughly 11% White, 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
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