📍 6255 New Independence Pkwy, Winter Garden, Orange County, 34787
Independence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winter Garden, Orange County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Elementary enrolls 848 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 294 | 35% |
| Asian | 91 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 848 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Independence Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Independence Elementary 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 848 students, Independence Elementary is close to the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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