PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY, a compact elementary campus in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE, hosts 497 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is ACCELERATION WEST, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY has decreased 13%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.