SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY

SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in WINDERMERE, Florida, part of ORANGE, with 699 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 74.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put 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), SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HORIZON WEST MIDDLE, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 72.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 880 (now 699).

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