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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 120171002636
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1800 ALAFAYA WOODS BLVD, OVIEDO, FL 32765 · (407) 320-2450 · Seminole County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
300 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 68.1% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 697 | 43.0% | 73.4% |
| ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 634 | 41.6% | 65.7% |
| VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 783 | 41.4% | 71.8% |
| BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 686 | 46.8% | 61.4% |
| J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 683 | 40.7% | 56.3% |
| SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 629 | 41.0% | 58.9% |
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 STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #337 of 2,136 | #13 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #602 of 2,149 ▲ 7 | #18 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #362 of 2,149 ▼ 86 | #14 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #706 of 2,267 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #755 of 2,077 | #29 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #265 of 2,108 | #12 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,495 of 2,188 | #24 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #560 of 621 | #7 of 9 |
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
697
+57 (+9%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,319
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 697 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 43% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 43% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 43.7 | 15.5:1 | 42% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 39% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 38% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 33% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 57 | 17.4:1 | 20% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 1,319 | 66 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized elementary school in OVIEDO, Florida. Enrollment stands at 697 students, covering pre-K through 5.
SEMINOLE counts 63,934 students in its 74 schools, and STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest group at STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 44%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Seminole County is roughly 59% White. The diversity index for STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 46 full-time-equivalent teachers at STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. A total of 300 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.4% and a predicted 59.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Seminole County show that the median household earns about $85,761 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Seminole County, 77 public schools serve about 63,934 students.
JACKSON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles from STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 640 to 697. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
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Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,807 students
- LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,813 students
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,714 students
- HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,449 students
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,312 students
- LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,241 students
Other schools in OVIEDO
- HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,449 students
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,312 students
- JACKSON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,340 students
- CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,279 students
- TUSKAWILLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,060 students
- CARILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 907 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,340
- EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 788
- LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 715
- CARILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 907
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,312
- PARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
Is STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 44% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SEMINOLE in Seminole County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.