OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY

OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY operates as a cozy primary school in ORLANDO, Florida, part of ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

Nearest neighbor: MEADOW WOODS ELEMENTARY, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY has fell 39%, going from 763 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025.

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