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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001417
LOVELL ELEMENTARY
815 ROGER WILLIAMS RD, APOPKA, FL 32703 · (407) 884-2235 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
431 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
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
34.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
655
-111 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.6:1
% White
10%
was 13%
% Hispanic
70%
was 67%
% Black
17%
was 18%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LOVELL ELEMENTARY
Located at 815 ROGER WILLIAMS RD, in APOPKA, Florida, LOVELL ELEMENTARY is a reasonably sized elementary school that enrolls 655 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of ORANGE.
ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; LOVELL ELEMENTARY is among them.
Demographically, LOVELL ELEMENTARY shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 10% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at LOVELL ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOVELL ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 42.2%, a residual of -6.0 points.
Around the school, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which LOVELL ELEMENTARY is one.
The closest other public school is SHEELER HIGH CHARTER, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOVELL ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.1%.
LOVELL ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOVELL ELEMENTARY has contracted 14%, going from 766 students in 2018 to 655 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 APOPKA
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- WEKIVA HIGHHigh · 2,148 students
- WOLF LAKE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- KELLY PARK SCHOOLElementary · 1,073 students
- PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLEMiddle · 863 students
- APOPKA MIDDLEMiddle · 858 students
Nearby schools
- SHEELER HIGH CHARTER0.7 mi · 333
- AMIKIDS ORLANDO1.0 mi · 26
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 631
- CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 626
- PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 407
- APOPKA MIDDLE1.9 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About LOVELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LOVELL ELEMENTARY?
LOVELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LOVELL ELEMENTARY serve?
LOVELL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LOVELL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at LOVELL ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOVELL ELEMENTARY?
At LOVELL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 70% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LOVELL ELEMENTARY?
LOVELL ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.