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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at METROWEST ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144002621
METROWEST ELEMENTARY
1801 LAKE VILMA DR, ORLANDO, FL 32835 · (407) 296-6450 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
222 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
40.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
549
-129 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.4:1
% White
13%
was 17%
% Hispanic
42%
was 37%
% Black
38%
was 37%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About METROWEST ELEMENTARY
As a moderately sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, METROWEST ELEMENTARY instructs 549 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ORANGE.
Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, METROWEST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, METROWEST ELEMENTARY logs that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, METROWEST ELEMENTARY is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 60.9%; METROWEST ELEMENTARY posts 38.8%, -22.1 points below that line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), METROWEST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WESTPOINTE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts METROWEST ELEMENTARY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.0%.
METROWEST ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at METROWEST ELEMENTARY has fell 19%, going from 678 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- WESTPOINTE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 683
- GOTHA MIDDLE1.2 mi · 988
- WINDY RIDGE K-81.4 mi · 1,136
- SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL-GREATER ORLANDO CAMPUS1.6 mi · 395
- WILLIAM FRANGUS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 430
- OAK HILL ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About METROWEST ELEMENTARYHow large is METROWEST ELEMENTARY?
METROWEST ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
Is METROWEST ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
METROWEST ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at METROWEST ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at METROWEST ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at METROWEST ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at METROWEST ELEMENTARY are roughly 13% White, 42% Hispanic, 38% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is METROWEST ELEMENTARY in?
METROWEST ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.