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Oak Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1389th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Oak Hill Elementary in Orlando, FL, is a mid-sized school serving 503 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Orange district, where 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (23.5%) among its nearby peers, which is significantly better than the district average of 35.2% and a strong sign that students are consistently engaged in learning. While Oak Hill has historically been a lower-performing school, it has shown a gradual upward trend, moving from the 27th percentile to the 38th percentile in state rankings over recent years, though progress has been uneven.

A key strength at Oak Hill is math instruction, where 4th and 5th graders have achieved proficiency rates (63% and 62%) that are nearly on par with district and state averages. However, English Language Arts (ELA) remains a persistent challenge, with proficiency lagging 10-15 percentage points behind the district—for example, only 46% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 63% district-wide. This contrast highlights a clear area for focus, especially when compared to nearby Mollie Ray Elementary, which serves a higher-poverty population (82% free/reduced lunch) yet achieves dramatically higher scores, such as 73% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA. This "Mollie Ray paradox" suggests that Oak Hill has significant room for improvement by studying the strategies of this high-performing neighbor.

Oak Hill spends $12,748 per student, which is above average for the area but not the highest, and its poverty rate is the second-lowest among comparable schools. The school's recent drop from the 47th percentile to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026 serves as a warning that its positive trajectory is fragile. To build on its math success and tackle ELA weaknesses, Oak Hill would benefit from targeted investments in reading interventions and professional development, learning from schools like Westpointe Elementary and Mollie Ray that achieve stronger outcomes with similar or greater challenges.

503
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,748
Per pupil spending ?
60%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11 S Hiawassee Rd
       Orlando, FL  32835

(407) 296-6470

District: Orange


Students who attend Oak Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gotha Middle
High:    Olympia High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.7%
Hispanic:
41.4%
White:
6.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg65%
Florida avg62%
1,389th of 2,240
Florida public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
103rd of 161Elementary Schools in the Orange
30th of 70Orange among Florida districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202640.41389 of 224038.0%★★☆☆☆
202546.41197 of 225847.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.41256 of 225644.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.31513 of 224032.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.01441 of 221935.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.71473 of 224734.4%★★☆☆☆
201930.41582 of 218227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.91664 of 211821.4%★☆☆☆☆
201731.51461 of 211230.8%★★☆☆☆
201620.71719 of 208717.6%★☆☆☆☆
201438.41300 of 206437.0%★★☆☆☆
201331.01462 of 202927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201237.61269 of 198436.0%★★☆☆☆
201124.61594 of 198519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201032.91379 of 191928.1%★☆☆☆☆
200925.91463 of 184720.8%★☆☆☆☆
200825.91400 of 178921.7%★☆☆☆☆
200726.81382 of 178622.6%★☆☆☆☆
200629.21234 of 168826.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?
Science60%~ state avg
Math58%-7 vs state
English Language Arts52%-8 vs state

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Students at Oak Hill Elementary are 47% African American, 41% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Oak Hill Elementary.

Oak Hill Elementary ranks 1389th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Oak Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gotha Middle
High : Olympia High


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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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