The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in Science. The lowest is 86% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Windermere Elementary
Windermere Elementary sits on Park Avenue in the Town of Windermere, a small, upscale lakeside community tucked along the Butler Chain of Lakes in southwest Orange County, about a short drive west of downtown Orlando and directly adjacent to Walt Disney World's eastern boundary. The town itself is deliberately low-key: tree-lined streets, mature oaks, a historic core where some roads remain unpaved or brick by local ordinance, and a pedestrian-friendly Town Square that is genuinely walkable by suburban Central Florida standards, even as the broader zip code is car-dependent for most daily errands. Families here tend to be Orlando-area professionals, executives, and others drawn to lakeside living with easy regional access.
The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Orange County Public Schools. Enrollment sits at a moderate size for an elementary school. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share, followed by Asian and multiracial students. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is quite low relative to most public schools, which tracks with Windermere's affluent housing market. Data on English learner enrollment and special education rates were not reported in what was available, so a parent interested in those support structures would want to ask the school directly.
Academically, Windermere Elementary turns in strong results on Florida's FAST assessments. Across reading and math in grades three through five, proficiency runs well into the high range at every grade level, with fourth grade math standing out as particularly high. Fifth grade science results on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment are similarly strong. When the school's overall proficiency index is placed against districts in Orange County using that county comparison set, Windermere Elementary lands in the top quartile by a wide margin, well above the county's midpoint. These are genuinely strong numbers, not incremental ones.
Multi-year trend data was not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether scores have been rising, flat, or variable over time. Program-level details, including any enrichment, gifted, arts, or extracurricular offerings, were not in the data provided; a parent who cares about specific programming should ask the school.
The housing context matters here because Windermere Elementary is essentially only accessible to families who can afford to live in this market. Home values in the zip code are well above both the Florida and national medians, and the estimated monthly cost to own is substantial. Rents are also elevated, though the data suggests renting is modestly less burdensome monthly than owning at current mortgage rates. Home values have edged down slightly year over year, though the market remains well above state norms. Strict zoning and limited land availability in the historic town core keep inventory constrained, with newer growth concentrated in master-planned neighborhoods and gated golf communities toward Horizon West.
The district brief for Orange County Public Schools did not surface any confirmed parent-relevant policy or operational changes in time for this report, so that section is left out rather than guessed at.
For a family already living in or planning to move to Windermere, this is a high-performing neighborhood elementary with a low-economic-need peer environment, strong test results across all tested subjects, and a community setting that is quieter and more residential than much of the Orlando metro. The gaps in available data, particularly around special populations and program depth, are worth following up on directly with the school.
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