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How has RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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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
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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
46%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 51.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 484 | 71.7% | 50.3% |
| CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 470 | 73.4% | 46.6% |
| EDISON PARK K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 441 | 71.4% | 48.5% |
| TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 491 | 68.8% | 43.4% |
| FRANKLIN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 505 | 73.7% | 29.6% |
| CATALINA ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 588 | 69.9% | 38.5% |
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 RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,321 of 2,136 | #97 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,578 of 2,149 ▼ 268 | #116 of 159 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,518 of 2,149 ▼ 185 | #116 of 159 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #1,481 of 2,267 | #114 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,162 of 2,077 | #105 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #1,505 of 2,108 | #122 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #393 of 2,188 | #22 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #256 of 1,374 | #22 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
484
+47 (+11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 72% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 78% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 81% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 77% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 79% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 79% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 50 | 15.2:1 | 100% (758) |
| 2000-01 | 876 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 89% (777) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 41 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY.
About RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in ORLANDO, Florida. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 484 students enrolled.
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY reports to ORANGE, which has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
At RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY, 67% of students are Black. It is also 29% Hispanic and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 20% Black. The diversity index for RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is 16.1:1, based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is 45.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.3%.
For the population of Orange County, median household income comes to about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY.
Of the public schools around it, RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY is closest to MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE, about 0.6 miles away. RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY at 1st of 6.
RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 11% over 4 years, reaching 484 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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.
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