ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY

ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in ZELLWOOD, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE, with 564 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 30% Black, 16% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.3%; this one delivers 52.2%.

In the area at large, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: WOLF LAKE ELEMENTARY, around 3.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY has shrank 7%, going from 605 students in 2018 to 564 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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