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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144004004
WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY
905 DORSCHER RD, ORLANDO, FL 32818 · (407) 532-3875 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+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
18.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
373 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
16%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
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
37.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 45.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 OAKS ELEMENTARY
WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY this school | 494 | 75.5% | 43.5% |
| DILLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 556 | 73.9% | 40.4% |
| U. B. KINSEY/PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY WEST PALM BEACH | 496 | 74.8% | 53.1% |
| ANDREW A. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 459 | 76.9% | 44.2% |
| CHARLES R DREW K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 461 | 78.5% | 40.1% |
| DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE ELEMENTARY RIVIERA BEACH | 529 | 75.8% | 31.8% |
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 OAKS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,661 of 2,136 | #128 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,801 of 2,149 ▼ 184 | #135 of 159 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,855 of 2,149 ▼ 336 | #142 of 159 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #1,445 of 2,267 | #109 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,747 of 2,077 | #152 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #1,993 of 2,108 | #159 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #264 of 2,188 | #14 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #689 of 1,374 | #62 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
494
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 76% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 79% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 81% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 81% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 82% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 92% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY.
About WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY
Located in ORLANDO, Florida, WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 494 students on the rolls.
Besides WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY, ORANGE runs 271 other schools. The district enrolls 207,778 students.
Of every 100 students at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY, about 92 are Black. Other students are 6% Hispanic. That is higher than the 20% Black share among all Orange County residents. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
On staff are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. About 76% of students at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY lands at C, ahead of 28% of Florida public elementary schools.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY's results are within a point of predicted: 43.5% against 43.3%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,719 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Orange County number 286, with about 216,813 students.
Of the public schools around it, WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY is closest to SILVER PINES ACADEMY K-12 LEARNING CENTER, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 535 to 494. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.1:1 to 18.3:1.
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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
Quick facts
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- SILVER PINES ACADEMY K-12 LEARNING CENTER0.7 mi · 69
- ROBINSWOOD MIDDLE0.8 mi · 985
- MAGNOLIA SCHOOL0.8 mi · 115
- HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 619
- WILLIAM FRANGUS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 430
- OAK HILL ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About WEST OAKS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY?
WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY serve?
WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY?
At WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY public or private?
WEST OAKS 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.