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Which teacher or staff member at PRINCETON ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001374
PRINCETON ELEMENTARY
311 W PRINCETON ST, ORLANDO, FL 32804 · (407) 245-1840 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
109 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
83.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
444
-33 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.0:1
% White
62%
was 66%
% Hispanic
19%
was 20%
% Black
11%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PRINCETON ELEMENTARY
PRINCETON ELEMENTARY is a compact primary school in ORLANDO, Florida, part of ORANGE. The school hosts 444 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 26% below typical.
ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; PRINCETON ELEMENTARY is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PRINCETON ELEMENTARY logs that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, PRINCETON ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PRINCETON ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, PRINCETON ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.9%, the actual is 79.2%, a residual of +10.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PRINCETON ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).
Nearest neighbor: EDGEWATER HIGH, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRINCETON ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRINCETON ELEMENTARY has ticked down 7%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 444 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for PRINCETON ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- EDGEWATER HIGH0.8 mi · 2,000
- LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 452
- COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE1.1 mi · 624
- KILLARNEY ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 344
- ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY1.7 mi · 442
- OCPS ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE1.7 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About PRINCETON ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PRINCETON ELEMENTARY?
PRINCETON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PRINCETON ELEMENTARY serve?
PRINCETON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRINCETON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRINCETON ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRINCETON ELEMENTARY?
At PRINCETON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PRINCETON ELEMENTARY public or private?
PRINCETON 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.