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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144004008
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY
5056 TACON DR, ORLANDO, FL 32837 · (407) 858-5920 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B-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
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
133 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
63%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
69.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 72.7% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY this school | 565 | 23.5% | 71.5% |
| EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 827 | 17.8% | 75.3% |
| BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY WINDERMERE | 680 | 20.3% | 65.6% |
| SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 733 | 32.3% | 52.3% |
| STONE LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 617 | 28.4% | 72.5% |
| GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SANFORD | 590 | 28.1% | 66.9% |
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 WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #400 of 2,136 | #37 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #417 of 2,149 ▲ 26 | #36 of 159 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #451 of 2,149 ▲ 71 | #37 of 159 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,163 of 2,267 | #84 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #810 of 2,077 | #62 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #671 of 2,108 | #56 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #1,939 of 2,188 | #134 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #101 of 1,374 | #12 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
565
-119 (-17%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 42% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 46% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 42% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 42% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 35% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY.
About WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 565 students enrolled.
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is a school in ORANGE. The district has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
Of every 100 students at WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY, about 53 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% White, 13% Asian, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 2.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY, 24% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 15 points.
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Florida public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is 69.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.5%.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 286, with about 216,813 students.
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is about 1.5 miles from HUNTERS CREEK MIDDLE, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 50.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 565, from 684 in 2020-21.
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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 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
Other West Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Creek Elementary. WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- West Creek ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,096 students
- West Creek ElementaryVictorville, CA · 505 students
Nearby schools
- HUNTERS CREEK MIDDLE1.5 mi · 1,057
- HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 749
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT HUNTERS CREEK1.9 mi · 1,501
- FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 765
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 1,015
- JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About WEST CREEK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY?
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY serve?
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY have?
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY are roughly 26% White, 53% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY?
WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.