WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY

WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY is a primary school of mid-sized scale in ORLANDO, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE, works with 644 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 13% White, 13% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FREEDOM MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.6%.

WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY has shrank 52%, going from 1,352 students in 2018 to 644 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.