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What's the most underrated thing about HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001423
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY
6800 HENNEPIN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32818 · (407) 296-6410 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
456 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
619
-41 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 15.0:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
10%
was 10%
% Black
85%
was 86%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary campus in ORLANDO, Florida, run under ORANGE. The school caters to 619 students in grades pre-K through 5.
ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY shows that 85% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.
Zooming out to the county, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY is one.
ROBINSWOOD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 42.8%.
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 660 (now 619). Class-load math has grew: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- ROBINSWOOD MIDDLE0.5 mi · 985
- SILVER PINES ACADEMY K-12 LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 69
- MAGNOLIA SCHOOL0.9 mi · 115
- INNOVATIONS MIDDLE CHARTER1.0 mi · 132
- WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 494
- PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARYHow large is HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY?
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY serve?
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY?
At HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 10% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY in?
HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.