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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144009028
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY
12253 LAKE NONA GATEWAY RD, ORLANDO, FL 32827 · (407) 317-3200 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-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
16.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
132 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 53% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
60%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
64.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 68.8% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 597 | 22.1% | 69.5% |
| HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHWEST RANCHES | 608 | 26.0% | 77.5% |
| CASTLEVIEW ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 693 | 20.6% | 60.4% |
| INDIAN TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 667 | 17.1% | 79.4% |
| COUNTRY ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 773 | 21.2% | 71.6% |
| TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 610 | 25.1% | 77.9% |
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 VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #484 of 2,136 | #41 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #377 of 2,149 ▲ 199 | #32 of 159 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #628 of 2,149 ▼ 102 | #55 of 159 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #1,037 of 2,267 | #74 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,171 of 2,077 | #109 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #889 of 2,108 | #75 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #1,967 of 2,188 | #135 of 162 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 22% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 39% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY.
About VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida. There are 597 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Besides VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY, ORANGE runs 271 other schools. The district enrolls 207,778 students.
Federal enrollment data show VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is 58% Hispanic. Next come 23% White, 10% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
A staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 1.3 students per teacher. By family income, 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY lands at B, ahead of 62% of Florida public elementary schools.
Test results at VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.5% actual, 70.1% predicted).
In Orange County, home to about 1,471,937 people, the median household earns about $79,719 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY shares Orange County with 285 other public schools.
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is about 1.5 miles from LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY at 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is City: Large.
The discussion board for VILLAGE 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
- LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 1,220
- LAKE NONA HIGH1.8 mi · 2,974
- LAKE NONA MIDDLE2.2 mi · 1,179
- LUMINARY MIDDLE2.4 mi · 662
- NORTHLAKE PARK COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 608
- EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARYHow many students attend VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY?
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 597 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY are roughly 23% White, 58% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY in?
VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.