LANCASTER ELEMENTARY

Located at 6700 SHERYL ANN DR, in ORLANDO, Florida, LANCASTER ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary school that instructs 646 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of ORANGE.

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

On demographics, LANCASTER ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LANCASTER ELEMENTARY lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LANCASTER ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orange County put 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%. LANCASTER ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is JUDSON B WALKER MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LANCASTER ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. LANCASTER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 803 (now 646). Hispanic enrollment moved from 69% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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