MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY

Set in ORLANDO, Florida, MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school, overseen by ORANGE. It teaches 842 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

INNOVATION MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 898 students in 2018 compared to 842 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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