Avalon Elementary, Orlando FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Avalon Elementary

Avalon Elementary sits in the East Orlando suburbs, off Tanja King Boulevard in the zip code that stretches into the Waterford Lakes area. East Orlando reads as comfortably suburban: planned subdivisions, retail corridors, and a residential character that contrasts with the denser downtown core to the west and the tourist zones to the southwest. The surrounding housing market reflects that desirability. Home values in this zip code are well above the Florida state median and modestly above national norms, and they have held near those levels even as the broader Florida market has softened slightly over the past year. Rents are also meaningfully above national benchmarks, and the rent-to-income ratio sits at a level that could stretch household budgets. A buyer using today's mortgage rates would carry a monthly payment that, relative to national median incomes, puts this area toward the higher end of affordability.

The school itself is a conventional kindergarten-through-fifth-grade public elementary, not a charter or magnet. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across grade levels, with the school landing in a size range that is typical for its grade band. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed: white students form a plurality, Hispanic students make up a large share, and smaller but present groups of Black, Asian, and multiracial students round out the community. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is well below the Florida norm, reflecting the relatively affluent suburban zip code.

On Florida's FAST assessments, Avalon Elementary posts results that are genuinely strong. Across the tested grades in math, proficiency rates are high and consistent from third grade through fifth, well above what you would expect at the state midpoint. Reading and ELA scores follow a similar pattern, with third and fourth grade results comfortably strong and fifth grade slightly lower but still well above typical statewide performance. Fifth-grade science results on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment are also high. When placed against other districts in Orange County, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile, the strongest position in that comparison set. That is a meaningful signal for a school serving an unselected neighborhood population.

Trend data was not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or a recent peak. Data on chronic absenteeism and IEP and English learner populations was also not reported, so a parent wanting to understand attendance patterns or the school's support for students with disabilities or language needs would want to ask those questions directly.

The Orange County School District brief was searched but no parent-relevant policy or program changes could be confirmed, so that context is left out rather than guessed at. Program-specific offerings at Avalon Elementary were not included in the data provided.

The broader Orlando region is in a sustained growth period. East Orlando has absorbed residential development steadily, and publicly reported accounts place new major projects concentrated further west downtown, including the Creative Village expansion and Westcourt near the Kia Center. Regional anchors like Universal's Epic Universe opened in 2025, and the airport is mid-expansion. For a family weighing schools alongside a housing decision, the East Orlando corridor offers suburban stability with access to a large and diversifying regional economy anchored by tourism, healthcare, and education employers.

For a family prioritizing strong measured academic outcomes in a suburban neighborhood school, Avalon Elementary fits that profile well. Its peer environment is economically mixed but tilts toward a lower-poverty student population, and its academic results across every tested subject are well above the state norm.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 384%

School 84% · District 63% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 484%

School 84% · District 64% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 586%

School 86% · District 58% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 59% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 59% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 58% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 62% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolORANGE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income81%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income60%Higher-income84%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income70%Higher-income77%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income87%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income87%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income85%Higher-income86%1 pp gap