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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144002574
VENTURA ELEMENTARY
4400 WOODGATE BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32822 · (407) 249-6400 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
355 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
37%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
38.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 43.4% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 VENTURA ELEMENTARY
VENTURA ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VENTURA ELEMENTARY this school | 577 | 61.5% | 41.9% |
| BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 572 | 62.4% | 32.1% |
| ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 557 | 64.1% | 40.8% |
| AVOCADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 669 | 63.2% | 66.5% |
| PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 589 | 60.6% | 52.9% |
| WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 602 | 62.8% | 35.5% |
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 VENTURA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,727 of 2,136 | #136 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,799 of 2,149 ▼ 106 | #134 of 159 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,822 of 2,149 ▼ 356 | #140 of 159 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,109 of 2,267 | #78 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #471 of 2,077 | #30 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #1,735 of 2,108 | #141 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #851 of 2,188 | #54 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #515 of 1,374 | #52 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
577
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,046
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 577 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 62% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 64% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 66% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 68% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 68% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 86% (662) |
| 2000-01 | 987 | 66 | 14.9:1 | 74% (728) |
| 1990-91 | 1,046 | 50 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VENTURA ELEMENTARY.
About VENTURA ELEMENTARY
VENTURA ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in ORLANDO, Florida. The school reports 577 students in pre-K through 5.
ORANGE serves 207,778 students across 272 schools.
VENTURA ELEMENTARY is 78% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black and 6% White. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 62% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
The allk12 Grade for VENTURA ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.3% at VENTURA ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides VENTURA ELEMENTARY, Orange County has 285 other public schools.
Nearest public school: THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. VENTURA ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 41.9% compares with 47.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
VENTURA ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 618 in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.3:1 to 14.4:1.
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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
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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
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Other Ventura Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ventura Elementary. VENTURA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 750 students
Nearby schools
- THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 447
- LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 448
- MICHAEL MCCOY ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 459
- PINAR ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 342
- ACCELERATION EAST1.5 mi · 212
- CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About VENTURA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend VENTURA ELEMENTARY?
VENTURA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VENTURA ELEMENTARY serve?
VENTURA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VENTURA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VENTURA ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VENTURA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at VENTURA ELEMENTARY are roughly 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is VENTURA ELEMENTARY in?
VENTURA ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.