SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY

As an average-sized K-5 school in ORLANDO, Florida, SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls 733 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ORANGE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 11% Asian, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 52.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household income runs about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 717 students in 2018 compared to 733 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 37% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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