WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY

As a high-enrollment primary school in ORLANDO, Florida, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY teaches 939 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by ORANGE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 13% White, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY records 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

SOUTH CREEK MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.

WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 994 students in 2018 compared to 939 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 69% to 60%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.