RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY

RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is a small elementary campus in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. The school hosts 484 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY records that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 29% Hispanic, 2% White. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 50.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 28%: 670 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.