Best Public Schools in Zellwood, FL

Summary:

The city of Zellwood, Florida has only one public elementary school, Zellwood Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 493 students. While the school has a diverse student population, it faces some academic challenges, particularly in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, which fall below the Orange County and Florida averages.

Zellwood Elementary's standout performance is in science, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 68%, which is higher than the Orange County (61%) and Florida (53%) averages. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% is a significant concern, and its statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, dropping from 1686 out of 2219 Florida elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1162 out of 2256 in 2023-2024.

Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($12,095) and relatively low student-teacher ratio (16.4), Zellwood Elementary is still struggling academically, particularly in ELA and Math. This may indicate a need to re-evaluate the allocation and utilization of resources to better support student learning and address the root causes of the high chronic absenteeism rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				FAST English Language Arts (2024)			FAST Math (2024)			Statewide Science Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Zellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3551 Washington St	Zellwood	32798	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2258	529	33	16.0	59.9%	109 (20.6%)	137 (25.9%)	252 (47.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	47.4	1162^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	48.5%		46.7	1169^th of 2240 public elementary schools	47.8%	7	54.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	44.0	58.0	68.0	$12,095	$3,135	$8,960

Cities Near Zellwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Apopka	1.84 mi	18	266^th
Mount Dora	6.02 mi	5	144^th
Sorrento	6.81 mi	1	229^th
Ocoee	8.23 mi	11	159^th
Longwood	8.41 mi	8	97^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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