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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001402
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY
5500 MILAN DR, ORLANDO, FL 32810 · (407) 296-6430 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
330 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
55%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
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
39.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 62.7% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY this school | 415 | 79.5% | 51.2% |
| KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 404 | 78.5% | 39.0% |
| BETHUNE ACADEMY HAINES CITY | 430 | 77.9% | 52.7% |
| INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 423 | 82.3% | 37.0% |
| FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 428 | 81.5% | 33.2% |
| PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 407 | 74.9% | 38.4% |
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 LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,278 of 2,136 | #95 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #768 of 2,149 ▲ 70 | #61 of 159 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,782 of 2,149 ▼ 80 | #133 of 159 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #1,725 of 2,267 | #137 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,700 of 2,077 | #148 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #1,104 of 2,108 | #94 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #157 of 2,188 | #7 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #330 of 1,374 | #29 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
415
-73 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 80% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 83% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 86% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 84% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 84% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 89% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 95% (534) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 85% (659) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 35 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY.
About LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in ORLANDO, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 415 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY is in ORANGE, a district with 207,778 students across 272 schools.
Black students make up a majority at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY, at 55%. Smaller groups are 38% Hispanic and 6% White. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 20% Black. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY was 18.0:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 80%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.3% for LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY. The school posts 51.2%, 9.9 points above the prediction.
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.
Nearest public school: LOCKHART MIDDLE, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.2% on proficiency, and LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY is above that at 51.2%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school enrolled 415 students in 2024-25, 73 fewer than the 488 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- LOCKHART MIDDLE0.9 mi · 660
- PINECREST CREEK CHARTER0.9 mi · 119
- PRINCETON HOUSE CHARTER1.0 mi · 117
- POSITIVE PATHWAYS TRANSITION CENTER1.0 mi · 273
- ASPIRE ACADEMY CHARTER1.0 mi · 100
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY?
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY serve?
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY?
At LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 38% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY public or private?
LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.