WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY

Set in WINDERMERE, Florida, WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by ORANGE. It hosts 574 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 42% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.2%; this one delivers 87.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 574 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.