1
Alumni: what's one memory from OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002267
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 DOYLE RD, OSTEEN, FL 32764 · (407) 328-5500 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
261 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
60.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +16.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 51.3% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 523 | 49.9% | 59.1% |
| PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITHIA | 614 | 50.8% | 39.5% |
| SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 615 | 53.3% | 51.0% |
| IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH BRADENTON | 456 | 54.2% | 47.3% |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 684 | 51.8% | 46.3% |
| SEMINOLE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EUSTIS | 469 | 51.4% | 53.6% |
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 OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #910 of 2,136 | #19 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #759 of 2,149 ▲ 565 | #16 of 48 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #828 of 2,149 ▲ 132 | #17 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #1,329 of 2,267 | #34 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,057 of 2,077 | #34 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #928 of 2,108 | #26 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #1,301 of 2,188 | #36 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #611 of 621 | #17 of 17 |
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
523
+117 (+29%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,504
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 50% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 61% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 59% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 57% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 69% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 75% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 64% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 45% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 1,504 | 71 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in OSTEEN, Florida, according to federal school records. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 523 students.
VOLUSIA, which runs OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 87 schools and 61,765 students.
The student body at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53% White. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Volusia County, the White share is about 71%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Federal data show 50% of students (261) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Volusia County.
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Florida public elementary schools.
Test results at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 3.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.1% actual, 56.2% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Volusia County, median household income comes to about $70,044, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 90, with about 61,765 students.
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 1.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Ranked by average proficiency, OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 117 students, from 406 to 523. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.8:1, from 11.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 428
- PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,648
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 932
- PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 568
- FOREST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 571
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.