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What's one thing PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003455
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY
3005 N APOPKA VINELAND RD, ORLANDO, FL 32818 · (407) 532-7930 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
349 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
37%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
52.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 45.4% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 497 | 70.2% | 47.7% |
| ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 515 | 72.2% | 34.7% |
| NORLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 536 | 66.6% | 41.4% |
| GRATIGNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 443 | 67.7% | 49.5% |
| WILLIAM FRANGUS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 430 | 66.5% | 44.3% |
| FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 439 | 68.6% | 49.4% |
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 PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,449 of 2,136 | #116 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,430 of 2,149 ▲ 168 | #102 of 159 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,434 of 2,149 ▲ 3 | #105 of 159 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #1,437 of 2,267 | #108 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #922 of 2,077 | #76 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #1,718 of 2,108 | #139 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #447 of 2,188 | #23 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #796 of 1,374 | #74 of 112 |
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
497
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 926
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 497 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 70% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 78% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 81% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 78% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 71% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 99% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 89% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 51 | 18.2:1 | 66% (612) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY.
About PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, according to federal school records. The school's 497 students are in pre-K through 5.
The ORANGE system has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
By race and ethnicity, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is 77% Black. The school is also 18% Hispanic and 2% White. That is higher than the 20% Black share among all Orange County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The school reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 70% of students. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is 1.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.7% actual, 46.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is among the 286 public schools in Orange County.
The nearest other public school, ACCELERATION WEST, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 13.9:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Pinewood Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 10 states are named Pinewood Elementary. PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is the 12th largest of the 17.
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAGLE LAKE, FL · 740 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUART, FL · 658 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH LAUDERDALE, FL · 551 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIMS, FL · 500 students
- Pinewood ElementaryMONTICELLO, MN · 794 students
Nearby schools
- ACCELERATION WEST0.3 mi · 246
- INNOVATIONS MIDDLE CHARTER0.8 mi · 132
- MAGNOLIA SCHOOL1.1 mi · 115
- SILVER PINES ACADEMY K-12 LEARNING CENTER1.2 mi · 69
- PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 776
- LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About PINEWOOD ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
At PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 18% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY public or private?
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.