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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003628
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY
11001 BLOOMFIELD DR, ORLANDO, FL 32825 · (407) 737-1470 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
328 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
54%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
56.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 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 6 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 | 56.8% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 63.5% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY this school | 503 | 65.2% | 61.6% |
| SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 521 | 66.8% | 61.8% |
| CENTRAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 529 | 63.5% | 27.2% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 547 | 64.9% | 60.3% |
| CONWAY ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 426 | 63.4% | 49.1% |
| MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 610 | 67.0% | 31.8% |
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 LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #792 of 2,136 | #65 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #772 of 2,149 ▲ 36 | #62 of 159 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #989 of 2,149 ▲ 155 | #76 of 159 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #1,406 of 2,267 | #106 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #793 of 2,077 | #60 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #1,158 of 2,108 | #101 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #675 of 2,188 | #44 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #355 of 1,374 | #34 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
503
-95 (-16%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 65% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 66% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 67% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 62% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 68% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 74% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 1,089 | 62 | 17.6:1 | 62% (680) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY.
About LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, under ORANGE. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 503 students enrolled.
The district for LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY is ORANGE, with 272 schools and 207,778 students.
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 64% Hispanic. Next come 16% White, 15% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 34% Hispanic among all Orange County residents. By the diversity index, LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY comes in at 54%.
Staffing totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 65%. The 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 26 points lower.
allk12 grades LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY is 13.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.6% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 286 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 216,813.
LEGACY MIDDLE is located about 0.9 miles from LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- LEGACY MIDDLE0.9 mi · 710
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- WATERFORD ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 532
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY?
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY serve?
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY have?
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY are roughly 16% White, 64% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY in?
LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.