Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001462
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY
944 W LAKE MANN DR, ORLANDO, FL 32805 · (407) 296-6540 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- A-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
15.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
255 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY→CARVER MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp 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 52 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 3 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 | 39.3% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 50.9% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY this school | 301 | 84.7% | 49.0% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY-ELEMENTARY EAGLE CAMPUS JACKSONVILLE | 324 | 85.5% | 40.0% |
| ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 340 | 82.9% | 66.9% |
| IVEY LANE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 284 | 82.4% | 50.0% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 297 | 83.5% | 33.7% |
| LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 268 | 84.7% | 34.7% |
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 WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,380 of 2,136 | #107 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,466 of 2,149 ▼ 125 | #106 of 159 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,801 of 2,149 ▼ 275 | #134 of 159 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,987 of 2,267 | #153 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #706 of 2,077 | #51 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #1,905 of 2,108 | #157 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #66 of 2,188 | #1 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.2% | #20 of 1,374 | #3 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
301
-128 (-30%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 85% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 88% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 86% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 77% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 88% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 91% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 93% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 42 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY.
About WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY
In ORLANDO, Florida, part of Orange County, WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. It educates 301 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 50% smaller than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY is in ORANGE, a district with 207,778 students across 272 schools.
At WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY, Black students make up 85% of the student body. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic. Among people living in Orange County, the Black share is about 20%. By the diversity index, WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY comes in at 26%.
At WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY, 20 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 49.0%. Predicted: 38.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that median household income is about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 286 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 216,813.
LEGENDS ACADEMY CHARTER is located about 0.5 miles from WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 45.2% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
NCES assigns WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY had 429 students in 2020-21 and 301 in 2024-25, a 30% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 15.1:1.
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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
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- LEGENDS ACADEMY CHARTER0.5 mi · 220
- ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 354
- ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 342
- CARVER MIDDLE0.9 mi · 639
- WASHINGTON SHORES PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER1.0 mi · 82
- PROSPERITAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER1.3 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY serve?
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY have?
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY in?
WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
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