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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001449
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY
3401 PIONEER RD, ORLANDO, FL 32808 · (407) 296-6510 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
347 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
45.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
49.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
484
-186 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.2:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
29%
was 25%
% Black
67%
was 69%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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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
- MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE0.6 mi · 808
- UCP PINE HILLS CHARTER0.7 mi · 204
- MAYNARD EVANS HIGH1.0 mi · 2,345
- INNOVATIONS MIDDLE CHARTER1.0 mi · 132
- ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 515
- DEVEREUX TREATMENT PROGRAM1.3 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARYHow large is RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY?
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY are roughly 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY in?
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.