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Enrollment
1,013
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008611
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY
16000 WATER SPRING BLVD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 355-5709 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
158 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 38 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 190 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (190).
Student demographics
61%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
61.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 66.6% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY this school | 1,013 | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 1,150 | 20.1% | 65.7% |
| MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 842 | 18.5% | 73.1% |
| ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 748 | 13.9% | 73.3% |
| PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,001 | 9.8% | 84.5% |
| PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 797 | 11.0% | 64.9% |
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 WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #754 of 2,136 | #62 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,092 of 2,149 ▼ 413 | #80 of 159 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #763 of 2,149 ▼ 3 | #63 of 159 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #189 of 2,267 | #13 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,639 of 2,077 | #145 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #849 of 2,108 | #72 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #2,055 of 2,188 | #146 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,013
+309 (+44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,013 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 16% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 1,268 | 74 | 17.1:1 | 19% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 1,065 | 60 | 17.8:1 | 26% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 28% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY.
About WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in WINTER GARDEN, Florida. It enrolled 1,013 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
ORANGE counts 207,778 students in its 272 schools, and WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY, at 53%. The remaining shares are 32% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.8 students per teacher. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 16% of students. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
On BeatsExpectations, WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is 10.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Orange County census figures show that the median household income is $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 286 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 216,813 students in all.
The nearest other public school, WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 704 students at WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY; in 2024-25, 1,013. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 17.8:1 over the same years.
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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
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 WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- HAMLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 953 students
Nearby schools
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,064
- ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 748
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,685
- PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 797
- SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 853
- PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS3.4 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY?
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY serve?
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY?
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 32% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY public or private?
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.