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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
51%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 40.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY this school | 355 | 72.1% | 43.2% |
| TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 421 | 73.4% | 50.5% |
| CHENEY ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 397 | 67.8% | 48.7% |
| WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 362 | 76.8% | 52.9% |
| MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 395 | 68.9% | 44.0% |
| RODNEY B. COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 399 | 75.4% | 34.0% |
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 LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,672 of 2,136 | #131 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,814 of 2,149 ▲ 10 | #136 of 159 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,804 of 2,149 ▲ 64 | #135 of 159 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,876 of 2,267 | #145 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #161 of 2,077 | #7 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #1,344 of 2,108 | #111 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #378 of 2,188 | #21 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #977 of 1,374 | #91 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
355
-52 (-13%) vs 2020
-60% since 2000-01, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 72% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 72% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 75% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 69% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 67% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 83% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 66% (585) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY.
About LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in Florida, with an address in ORLANDO. It enrolled 355 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY reports to ORANGE, which has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY, at 67%. Other students are 19% Black, 10% White, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.2:1. This ratio sits 4.3 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Orange County.
The model predicts 45.0% for a school in Florida with LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY posts 43.2%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY, Orange County has 285 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CHICKASAW TRAIL is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.8%, higher than LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY's 43.2%.
The federal government classifies LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY's location as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 355, a 13% decrease from 407 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 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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Other Little River Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Little River Elementary. LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Little River Elem.Woodstock, GA · 1,232 students
- Little River ElementarySouth Riding, VA · 701 students
- Little River ElementaryDurham, NC · 326 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.