SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY

SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY, a compact primary school in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE, instructs 403 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder reads as 29% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 403). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 46% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.