ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY

ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY, a small elementary campus in ORLANDO, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE, works with 340 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

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

In terms of who attends, ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 66.9%, a residual of +27.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PROSPERITAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY has decreased 10%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.