The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 18% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pinecrest Creek Charter
Pinecrest Creek Charter sits on Lee Road in the northwestern part of Orlando, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as a small charter school within Orange County Public Schools. Families choosing it are opting into an independent public school model rather than a traditional neighborhood assignment, and the enrollment is quite small for an elementary school, spread across six grade levels.
The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with meaningful economic need. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available, so parents with children who may need specialized services should ask the school directly about what supports are in place.
Academic results from Florida's FAST assessments tell a mixed story. The third-grade math result stands out as a genuine strength, with a strong majority of students testing proficient. That figure drops noticeably by fourth grade and drops further in fifth grade, a pattern across both math and ELA that a parent would reasonably want to discuss with school leadership. ELA proficiency in third grade lands in the low-to-mid range, and the fifth-grade science result on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment is low. Across the full range of tested subjects and grades, Pinecrest Creek's combined proficiency index places it below the midpoint of the two other comparable entities in Orange County used for this comparison. No trend data across years was available, so whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline is not something the data can answer.
Graduation rate and chronic absenteeism figures are not applicable here because the school does not serve high school grades, and elementary schools in Florida are not linked to graduation outcomes. No program offerings were listed in the data, so specifics about enrichment, arts, or STEM focus could not be confirmed; families should ask the school what curricular model or theme, if any, shapes instruction.
The surrounding area along Lee Road sits in a part of Orlando that is primarily residential and commercial, northwest of downtown. Publicly reported information describes Orlando broadly as a car-dependent city outside its walkable core neighborhoods, and this part of the city fits that pattern more than the pedestrian-friendly districts near Lake Eola or College Park. Orlando as a whole is in an active growth phase, with significant development concentrated downtown and along major corridors, though the immediate Lee Road vicinity is established rather than newly developing.
Housing in the zip code has seen home values pull back modestly year over year, landing below both the Florida state average and the national average, which makes the area somewhat more accessible than many Orlando neighborhoods. Renting remains a meaningful option, with monthly rents coming in below what a standard mortgage on a local home would cost. Price-to-income ratios still suggest affordability is a real consideration for families at typical income levels.
Orange County Public Schools, the district authorizing this charter, produced no confirmed parent-relevant changes or strategic priority updates in the research conducted for this profile; that search reached its limit without finding lasting documented changes, so district-level context was left out rather than filled in with guesses.
For families weighing Pinecrest Creek, the picture is a small charter elementary with an economically diverse student body, a strong third-grade math result that does not carry through the upper elementary grades, and an overall academic profile that sits below county comparison schools. The school's specific model, staffing approach, and student support services are areas where the data provides little, and direct conversation with the school would fill that gap meaningfully.
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