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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001439
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY
602 E STORY ROAD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 877-5020 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- A-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
15.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
277 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
66%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
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY→LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
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
61.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
65.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 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 | 61.1% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 64.3% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY this school | 523 | 53.0% | 66.0% |
| PEMBROKE PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 559 | 51.2% | 49.0% |
| PINES LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 414 | 49.8% | 45.8% |
| PASADENA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 478 | 51.9% | 51.9% |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WELLINGTON WELLINGTON | 682 | 55.4% | 55.5% |
| DANIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DANIA BEACH | 464 | 55.4% | 48.6% |
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 WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #597 of 2,136 | #52 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #863 of 2,149 ▼ 93 | #68 of 159 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #784 of 2,149 ▼ 193 | #67 of 159 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #1,326 of 2,267 | #98 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #862 of 2,077 | #72 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #486 of 2,108 | #33 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #1,173 of 2,188 | #72 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +87.5% | #21 of 621 | #4 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
523
+126 (+32%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 53% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 58% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 62% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 62% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 75% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 99% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 81% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 89% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY.
About WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in WINTER GARDEN, Florida. The school reports 523 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 272 schools make up ORANGE, with 207,778 students enrolled.
At WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 42%. The school is also 38% Black, 11% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 34 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is 53%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 39%.
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is 11.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 66.0%. Predicted: 54.6%.
Across Orange County, the median household income is $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Orange County has 286 public schools and roughly 216,813 students.
UCP WEST ORANGE CHARTER is the public school closest to WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 66.0% compares with 55.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY's enrollment climbed from 397 in 2020-21 to 523 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.8:1 to 15.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND1.5 mi · 105
- ESTEEM ACADEMY1.5 mi · 21
- ESE TRANSITION1.5 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY?
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
Is WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY have?
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY?
WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 11% White, 42% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY public or private?
WILLIAM S MAXEY 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.