Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144002861
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY
100 CASWELL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32825 · (407) 249-6360 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
256 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
39.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-37 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.5:1
% White
10%
was 9%
% Hispanic
67%
was 72%
% Black
19%
was 13%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is a compact elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, part of ORANGE. The school instructs 355 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 604.
ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is among them.
Looking at the student body, LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder reads as 19% Black, 10% White, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
Looking at school resources, LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Orange County's rate of about 39%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CHICKASAW TRAIL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.8%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 355). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 13% to 19%.
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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
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
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CHICKASAW TRAIL0.7 mi · 949
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 472
- FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 507
- COLONIAL HIGH1.9 mi · 3,239
- CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 551
- UNION PARK ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY?
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY serve?
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY have?
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY are roughly 10% White, 67% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY public or private?
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
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