1
How has TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001416
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY
5115 ANZIO ST, ORLANDO, FL 32819 · (407) 354-2630 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
338 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 52.6% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 491 | 68.8% | 43.4% |
| ORLO VISTA ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 458 | 66.2% | 45.9% |
| RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 484 | 71.7% | 50.3% |
| CATALINA ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 588 | 69.9% | 38.5% |
| CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 420 | 70.2% | 56.7% |
| DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 482 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
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 TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #1,669 of 2,136 | #130 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,562 of 2,149 ▼ 290 | #115 of 159 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,854 of 2,149 ▼ 125 | #141 of 159 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #1,458 of 2,267 | #110 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,227 of 2,077 | #115 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #1,267 of 2,108 | #107 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #501 of 2,188 | #30 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #445 of 1,374 | #44 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
491
+65 (+15%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 69% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 79% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 83% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 77% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 70% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 83% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 82% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY.
About TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY
Families in ORLANDO, Florida, are served by TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school. It reported 491 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
ORANGE is made up of 272 schools with 207,778 students in all.
At TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY, 62% of students are Black. It is also 31% Hispanic and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 20% Black. The diversity index for TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 30 points.
On BeatsExpectations, TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY is 3.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
For the population of Orange County, median household income comes to about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY.
About 0.3 miles separate TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, FLORIDA VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 43.4% compares with 40.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 15%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,145
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 4,331
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,559
- SIMON YOUTH FOUND ACAD AT OUTLET MKTPLCE0.7 mi · 21
- SADLER ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 705
- SHINGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY?
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY?
At TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 4% White, 31% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.