VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY

Located at 12253 LAKE NONA GATEWAY RD, in ORLANDO, Florida, VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized primary school that works with 597 students (grades K through 5), overseen by ORANGE.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 23% White, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible 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 noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 69.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VILLAGE PARK ELEMENTARY at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

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