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What's the most underrated thing about SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144007743
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY
14455 SUNRIDGE BLVD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 656-0809 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
258 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
629
-93 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
% White
34%
was 36%
% Hispanic
36%
was 34%
% Black
19%
was 23%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY
Set in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary campus, operated by ORANGE. It instructs 629 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% White, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Orange County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.6%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of -1.7 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SUNRIDGE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.8%.
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 722 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLE0.1 mi · 1,108
- UCP WEST ORANGE CHARTER1.1 mi · 312
- TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 738
- OAKLAND AVENUE CHARTER1.7 mi · 519
- WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 774
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLE1.9 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-05.
Is SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY are roughly 34% White, 36% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY in?
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.