JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY

JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE, with 617 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 15% White, 10% Asian, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: HUNTERS CREEK MIDDLE, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY has decreased 22%, going from 788 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 55% to 62% over that span.

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