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What's one thing WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
959
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008416
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL
3835 BANCROFT BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32833 · (321) 413-2989 · Orange County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL959 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
286 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (109).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL→EAST RIVER HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 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 | 73.0% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 73.8% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL this school | 959 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| PERSHING SCHOOL ORLANDO | 1,057 | 31.0% | 56.4% |
| CIMINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 789 | 30.4% | 65.9% |
| OASIS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL-NORTH CAPE CORAL | 813 | 31.2% | 76.0% |
| APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOL APOLLO BEACH | 794 | 31.9% | 67.8% |
| OASIS CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SOUTH CAPE CORAL | 875 | 27.5% | 76.1% |
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 WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #390 of 2,136 | #35 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #464 of 2,149 ▼ 42 | #41 of 159 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #341 of 2,149 ▲ 42 | #34 of 159 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 959 | #234 of 2,267 | #15 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,462 of 2,077 | #135 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #793 of 2,108 | #66 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,823 of 2,188 | #120 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #438 of 621 | #17 of 30 |
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
959
+75 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 959 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 30% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 58 | 16.7:1 | 34% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 42% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 46% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 44% (404) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL.
About WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL
Among the schools in ORLANDO, Florida, is WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school had 959 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL is part of a district of 272 schools: ORANGE, with 207,778 students.
Roughly 50% of students at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Orange County, the White share is about 42%. WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 56 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL was 17.1:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 30%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (71.8%) and its predicted rate (66.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household income is $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 286 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 216,813 students in all.
The school nearest to WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL is AVALON MIDDLE, at a distance of about 4.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. On state test proficiency, WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment rise, from 884 in 2020-21 to 959 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- AVALON MIDDLE4.8 mi · 791
- AVALON ELEMENTARY4.8 mi · 553
- PINECREST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY4.8 mi · 13
- PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON4.8 mi · 498
- TIMBER SPRINGS MIDDLE5.0 mi · 1,067
- TIMBER CREEK HIGH5.2 mi · 3,383
Frequently asked questions
About WEDGEFIELD SCHOOLHow many students attend WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL?
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 959 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL serve?
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL is approximately 17.1:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL are roughly 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL in?
WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.