📍 3900 Beech Tree Dr, Orlando, Orange County, 32835
Windy Ridge K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orlando, Orange County. The school has 1,173 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Windy Ridge K-8 enrolls 1,173 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 564 | 48% |
| White | 320 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 11% |
| Asian | 118 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 1,173 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 96 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Windy Ridge K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 44.
Windy Ridge K-8 is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,173 students, Windy Ridge K-8 is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large