TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY

TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, part of ORANGE, teaches 738 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY sits 22% larger than that benchmark.

TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that educates 207,778 students overall.

Looking at the student body, TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY shows that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 35% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 738). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 24% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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