PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY

PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, operated by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 797 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that enrolls 207,778 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 40% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 11% of students at PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.2%.

PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a suburban location.

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