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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
5
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 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 56.6% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY this school | 629 | 41.0% | 58.9% |
| J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 683 | 40.7% | 56.3% |
| ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 634 | 41.6% | 65.7% |
| CAMELOT ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 545 | 42.6% | 65.9% |
| CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY GAINESVILLE | 501 | 37.7% | 46.4% |
| ROYAL PALM BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROYAL PALM BEACH | 643 | 36.7% | 68.9% |
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 SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #920 of 2,136 | #72 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #1,070 of 2,149 ▲ 18 | #78 of 159 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #999 of 2,149 ▼ 201 | #78 of 159 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #933 of 2,267 | #62 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,163 of 2,077 | #106 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #141 of 2,108 | #6 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #1,553 of 2,188 | #94 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #801 of 1,374 | #75 of 112 |
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
629
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 49% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 48% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 56% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 57% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 59% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY.
About SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY
A medium-sized elementary school in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE. The school counts 629 students across pre-K through 5.
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE, where 272 schools serve 207,778 students.
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 36%. Other students are 34% White, 19% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 34% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY, 39 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is about the same, 39%.
Test results at SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY are 1.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.9% actual, 60.6% predicted).
Within Orange County, 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. The public schools of Orange County number 286 and enroll about 216,813.
The shortest distance from SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to SUNRIDGE MIDDLE. The five-mile area around SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 67.8%, higher than SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY's 58.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY had 665 students in 2020-21 and 629 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
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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
Other Sunridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sunridge Elementary. SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Sunridge Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 504 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.