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Enrollment
939
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144007523
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY
701 E WETHERBEE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32824 · (407) 850-5130 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL939 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+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
16.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
287 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 | 54 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (171).
Student demographics
59%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
65.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 59.4% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY this school | 939 | 30.6% | 63.9% |
| WINDY RIDGE K-8 ORLANDO | 1,136 | 23.6% | 71.7% |
| SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 733 | 32.3% | 52.3% |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 1,139 | 21.1% | 85.8% |
| SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 657 | 25.1% | 72.4% |
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 800 | 31.1% | 74.3% |
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 WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #690 of 2,136 | #60 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #813 of 2,149 ▲ 152 | #64 of 159 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #594 of 2,149 ▼ 36 | #52 of 159 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 939 | #251 of 2,267 | #18 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,361 of 2,077 | #125 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #955 of 2,108 | #81 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,804 of 2,188 | #119 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #1,148 of 1,374 | #106 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
939
-131 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 939 | 56 | 16.8:1 | 31% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 38% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 55 | 18.4:1 | 39% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 69 | 15.5:1 | 40% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 56 | 17.8:1 | 100% (991) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 61 | 15.3:1 | 100% (929) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY.
About WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, according to federal school records. The school counts 939 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 55% larger than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
ORANGE enrolls 207,778 students in 272 schools, including WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY.
Roughly 60% of students at WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. Other groups make up 13% Black, 13% White, and 11% Asian. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 56 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is 65.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.9%.
Within Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Orange County has 286 public schools and roughly 216,813 students.
The closest public school, SOUTH CREEK MIDDLE, is about 1.1 miles from WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY's enrollment dropped from 1,070 in 2020-21 to 939 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.5:1 to 16.8:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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
- SOUTH CREEK MIDDLE1.1 mi · 1,006
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 481
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH1.3 mi · 3,127
- MEADOW WOODS ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 571
- MEADOW WOODS MIDDLE1.9 mi · 833
- SALLY RIDE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About WETHERBEE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY?
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 939 students in grades PK-05.
Is WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.8:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY?
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 13% White, 60% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY?
WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.