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.