Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001440
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY
621 S TEXAS AVE, ORLANDO, FL 32805 · (407) 296-6480 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
263 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
47.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 58.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY this school | 342 | 76.9% | 46.5% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 315 | 78.4% | 24.0% |
| EMMA JEWEL CHARTER ACADEMY COCOA | 339 | 77.0% | 38.9% |
| HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 395 | 79.2% | 41.1% |
| NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 403 | 78.9% | 50.3% |
| SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 396 | 78.3% | 26.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,506 of 2,136 | #120 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,660 of 2,149 ▼ 649 | #120 of 159 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,900 of 2,149 ▼ 230 | #146 of 159 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,907 of 2,267 | #148 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #256 of 2,077 | #11 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #1,796 of 2,108 | #147 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #235 of 2,188 | #12 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #1,311 of 1,374 | #111 of 112 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
+51 (+18%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 77% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 80% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 77% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 79% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 90% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 98% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 93% (553) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY.
About ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida. It reports enrollment of 342 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
ORANGE has 272 schools and 207,778 students, and ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
Black students are 80% of those enrolled at ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic and 3% White. In Orange County overall, about 20% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
A staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
In Florida, ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.5% actual against a predicted 42.6%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY, Orange County has 286 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JONES HIGH, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 291 students in 2020-21 to 342 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Orange Center Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Orange Center Elementary. ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Orange Center ElementaryFresno, CA · 261 students
Nearby schools
- JONES HIGH0.5 mi · 1,653
- LEGENDS ACADEMY CHARTER0.5 mi · 220
- PROSPERITAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER0.7 mi · 99
- WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 301
- ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 340
- WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE ACADEMY CHARTER1.2 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARYHow large is ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY?
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY serve?
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY have?
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY are roughly 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 80% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY public or private?
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.