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SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 169 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 197 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 203 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 203 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 204 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (204).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points 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 | 62.6% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 66.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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%.
Schools most like SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY this school | 1,150 | 20.1% | 65.7% |
| WINDY RIDGE K-8 ORLANDO | 1,136 | 23.6% | 71.7% |
| WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 1,013 | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 842 | 18.5% | 73.1% |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 1,139 | 21.1% | 85.8% |
| CASTLEVIEW ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 693 | 20.6% | 60.4% |
Where SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #618 of 2,136 | #55 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #676 of 2,149 no change | #54 of 159 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #714 of 2,149 ▼ 143 | #59 of 159 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,150 | #107 of 2,267 | #5 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,405 of 2,077 | #130 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #716 of 2,108 | #58 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #2,005 of 2,188 | #139 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #536 of 621 | #27 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,150 | 68 | 16.9:1 | 20% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 | 68 | 17.4:1 | 22% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 1,088 | 61 | 17.8:1 | 29% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 768 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 34% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 1,125 | 74 | 15.2:1 | 52% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 48% (433) |
About SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, reachable at (407) 203-5110. School enrollment was 1,150 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 90% above that.
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE, where 272 schools serve 207,778 students.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY. The remaining students are 25% White, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY's 68 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.9:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. That is 19 points below the 39% average for public schools in Orange County.
allk12 grades SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.7% is 5.4 points below the 71.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY is located in Orange County, where median household income is about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 286 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 216,813.
The nearest public school is INNOVATION HIGH, at about 1.4 miles. SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 66.5% proficiency; SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY posts 65.7%.
Locale data from NCES put SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal records list enrollment at SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY as 768 in 2020-21 and 1,150 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 16.9:1.
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