WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY

WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, operated by ORANGE, with 523 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 38% Black, 11% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.0%.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UCP WEST ORANGE CHARTER, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 87% since 2018, when it stood at 279 (now 523). Black enrollment moved from 57% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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