The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Science. The lowest is 64% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hunters Creek Elementary
Hunters Creek Elementary sits on Town Center Boulevard in the 32837 zip code, a predominantly suburban corner of Orlando that bears little resemblance to the tourist corridors or downtown core most people picture when they hear the city's name. This part of Orlando is more planned subdivision than urban grid, with housing stock that trends toward single-family homes and a community identity distinct from both the theme-park southwest and the denser urban center. Home values in the zip code come in above the Florida state median and above the national median, and they have dipped modestly over the past year. Rents have also softened slightly. The rent-to-income ratio sits at a level that is meaningful but not extreme by current national standards, and the monthly cost of ownership at current mortgage rates is a real consideration for families weighing the area.
The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade. Enrollment is healthy for a school of that grade span. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with white students making up the second-largest group and smaller shares of Asian and Black students. Slightly under a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this on the lower end of economic disadvantage compared to many Florida elementaries. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs were not available in the source data, so parents with children in either of those categories would want to ask the school directly about service levels.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school posts genuinely strong results. In math, proficiency rates across tested elementary grades run from the mid-sixties into the low seventies, with no single grade landing below the mid-sixties. ELA scores follow a similar arc, from the low sixties in the earlier tested grades up to the high sixties in fifth grade. The fifth-grade science result on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment is the standout, landing in the mid-seventies. When those figures are pooled into an overall proficiency index and placed against the other districts serving Orange County, Hunters Creek Elementary lands in the top quartile. That is a meaningful position. Trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is not possible to say from the data whether these results represent an improvement, a plateau, or a recent dip.
The grade band explains several gaps in this profile. Graduation rate does not apply to an elementary school. AP and dual-enrollment pathways are similarly not relevant here. The school's G06 math result was suppressed in the state reporting, likely because a small number of students were tested at that level, which is not uncommon when a handful of students are accelerated beyond their grade.
No specific program information was available in the data. Publicly reported information on the Orange County district's strategic priorities was not surfaced during research, so that context is absent here rather than guessed at.
Orlando itself is growing, and the Hunters Creek area fits within that broader regional expansion. Epic Universe opened nearby in 2025, and the region's job base spans healthcare anchors like AdventHealth and Orlando Health, the University of Central Florida, major hospitality employers, and aerospace and defense firms including Lockheed Martin. That economic mix shapes the families likely to be moving into the zip code and, by extension, the peer community at the school.
What the data describes is a suburban elementary with above-average proficiency results for its county peer set, a moderately affluent student body, and a predominantly Hispanic student population. Families looking for strong foundational academic performance in a suburban Orlando setting will find the numbers here encouraging. Families who want to understand supports for English learners or students with disabilities should direct those questions to the school, since that information was not available here.
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