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Enrollment
1,057
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001425
PERSHING SCHOOL
1800 E PERSHING AVE, ORLANDO, FL 32806 · (407) 858-3170 · Orange County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
328 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (122).
Student demographics
61%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
57.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 PERSHING SCHOOL
PERSHING SCHOOL's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSHING SCHOOL this school | 1,057 | 31.0% | 56.4% |
| WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL ORLANDO | 959 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| GULF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,193 | 37.1% | 65.0% |
| APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOL APOLLO BEACH | 794 | 31.9% | 67.8% |
| OASIS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL-NORTH CAPE CORAL | 813 | 31.2% | 76.0% |
| SABAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 923 | 34.0% | 80.3% |
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 PERSHING SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,032 of 2,136 | #80 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #978 of 2,149 ▲ 191 | #72 of 159 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #969 of 2,149 ▲ 9 | #75 of 159 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #166 of 2,267 | #11 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,022 of 2,077 | #89 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #795 of 2,108 | #67 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #1,796 of 2,188 | #118 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +119.3% | #11 of 621 | #2 of 30 |
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
1,057
+334 (+46%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,057 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 31% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 1,091 | 69 | 15.8:1 | 36% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 1,120 | 63 | 17.8:1 | 38% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 40% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 65% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 50% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 44% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 33 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERSHING SCHOOL.
About PERSHING SCHOOL
PERSHING SCHOOL is a large elementary school in ORANGE, located in ORLANDO, Florida. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 1,057 students. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 75% larger than that mark.
Across its 272 schools, ORANGE enrolls 207,778 students. PERSHING SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show PERSHING SCHOOL is 51% White. Next come 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 42% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
With 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 39%.
In Florida, PERSHING SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.4% actual against a predicted 65.6%.
For the population of Orange County, median household income comes to about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include PERSHING SCHOOL.
About 0.8 miles separate PERSHING SCHOOL from the closest public school, JUVENILE DETENTION. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, PERSHING SCHOOL is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 723 students at PERSHING SCHOOL; in 2024-25, 1,057. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
The allk12 page for PERSHING SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Nearby schools
- JUVENILE DETENTION0.8 mi · 69
- VILLAGE1.0 mi · 6
- CONWAY ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 426
- BLANKNER K-81.3 mi · 824
- UCP TRANSITIONAL LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER1.5 mi · 162
- CONWAY MIDDLE1.6 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING SCHOOLHow many students attend PERSHING SCHOOL?
PERSHING SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades KG-08.
Is PERSHING SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERSHING SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does PERSHING SCHOOL have?
PERSHING SCHOOL employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PERSHING SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PERSHING SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PERSHING SCHOOL?
PERSHING SCHOOL is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.