UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY

UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY operates as a compact elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 469 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 604.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 23% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY is one.

RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. UCP BAILES COMMUNITY ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.