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What's the one class at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108001141
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4001 DELEON ST, FORT MYERS, FL 33901 · (239) 936-2950 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
396 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
34.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 48.8% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 679 | 58.3% | 38.4% |
| FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 694 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| CORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIBSONTON | 696 | 57.6% | 38.5% |
| MINTZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 687 | 58.8% | 45.8% |
| CROISSANT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 682 | 58.8% | 55.5% |
| SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FORT PIERCE | 786 | 56.0% | 57.1% |
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 ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #1,878 of 2,136 | #46 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #2,089 of 2,149 ▼ 644 | #56 of 58 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,956 of 2,149 ▼ 244 | #47 of 58 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #783 of 2,267 | #42 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,892 of 2,077 | #40 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #575 of 2,108 | #7 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #971 of 2,188 | #23 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #227 of 621 | #13 of 31 |
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
679
+93 (+16%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 679 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 58% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 26 | 22.5:1 | 62% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 64% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 61% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 67% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 68% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 74% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 54% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in FORT MYERS, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 679 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 116 schools in LEE, with 102,524 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 46% of students. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 21 points above the 25% share among Lee County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Classroom staffing at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Federal data show 58% of students (396) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lee County, the average is 48%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 13.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.4% actual, 51.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In the wider Lee County area, the median household earns about $76,107 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Lee County with 122 other public schools.
ALLEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.9 miles from ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.5%, higher than ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 38.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 586 (2020-21) to 679 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 17.8 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
817,666
Census ACS
Median income
$76,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
102,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEE
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,550 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- IDA S. BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,191 students
- EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,129 students
- CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
Other schools in FORT MYERS
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,916 students
- FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,734 students
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
Other Orangewood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Orangewood Elementary. ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Orangewood ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 617 students
- Orangewood ElementaryWest Covina, CA · 580 students
Nearby schools
- ALLEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 926
- PACE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS1.0 mi · 62
- CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 294
- CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 104
- FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 687
- COUNTY WIDE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD PROGRAMS1.4 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 15% White, 46% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.