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Alumni: what's one memory from LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,220
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008493
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY
7800 LAUREATE BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32827 · (407) 730-8730 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,220 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
131 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 | 17 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 171 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 181 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 220 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 208 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 217 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 206 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (171) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (206).
Student demographics
69%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
80.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
81.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 80.6% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 1,220 | 10.7% | 80.6% |
| MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 978 | 12.0% | 81.3% |
| RIVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKLAND | 993 | 13.3% | 79.2% |
| INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 889 | 11.5% | 77.6% |
| VALRICO LAKE ADVANTAGE ACADEMY RIVERVIEW | 916 | 10.8% | 76.3% |
| EMBASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COOPER CITY | 1,156 | 13.3% | 80.2% |
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 LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #139 of 2,136 | #13 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #241 of 2,149 ▼ 33 | #15 of 159 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #146 of 2,149 ▼ 40 | #13 of 159 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,220 | #80 of 2,267 | #3 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,555 of 2,077 | #140 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #290 of 2,108 | #16 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #2,114 of 2,188 | #155 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +88.9% | #18 of 621 | #3 of 30 |
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
1,220
+327 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,220 | 70 | 17.4:1 | 11% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 1,162 | 68 | 17.1:1 | 13% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 1,054 | 66 | 16.0:1 | 15% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 16% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY.
About LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school, is located in ORLANDO, Florida. Enrolled students number 1,220 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
The district, ORANGE, has 207,778 students enrolled across 272 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY. The largest is Hispanic students, at 42%. The remaining shares are 34% White, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY total 70 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.4:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 11%. The 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 28 points higher.
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.6%, compared with a predicted 75.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Orange County has 286 public schools and roughly 216,813 students.
Nearest public school: LUMINARY MIDDLE, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 80.6% compares with 62.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 37% from 2020-21, when LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY had 893 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,220. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.5:1 to 17.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- LUMINARY MIDDLE1.0 mi · 662
- LAKE NONA MIDDLE1.3 mi · 1,179
- RENAISSANCE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES1.4 mi · 962
- VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 597
- LAKE NONA HIGH1.7 mi · 2,974
- EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY?
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 1,220 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.4:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY?
At LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 34% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
LAUREATE PARK 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.