OCPS Academic Center for Excellence, 701 W. Livingston St.: grades pre-K-8, 644 students on Oct. 1, 2026, a C in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school location and attendance zone data, zone map, Oct. 1, 2026 enrollment summary and 2026-27 bell times; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

OCPS Academic Center for Excellence is the Orange County Public Schools K-8 school for voluntary pre-K to eighth grade at 701 W. Livingston St. The campus is inside Orlando city limits. By our comparison of the district’s 2026-27 zone map with 2020 census counts (which miss homes built since), about 3% of Orlando’s residents live in its attendance zone.

Who to call
Address 701 W. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32805
Phone 407-866-1280
Grades VPK to 8
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 1014

Principal

Principal Natasha Pender, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 644 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 996, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 824 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 52 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a combination school at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (52% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 D

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 33%
  • Math: 38%
  • Science: 34%
  • Social studies: 68%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool, its 2026-27 zone lookup map or the OCPS Academic Center for Excellence zone map (PDF) and the middle school grades zone map (PDF).

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zones (shares are of residents counted in the 2020 census, not of students):

  • High school: the whole zone lies inside the Jones High zone.

The district’s rezoning page lists no board-approved change to this school’s zone for 2026-27.

Calendar and bell times

Kindergarten to fifth grade runs 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. (2 p.m. on Wednesdays), and sixth to eighth grade runs 8:42 a.m. to 3:04 p.m. (2:04 p.m. on Wednesdays), under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (teacher workday)
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: end of the second marking period
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: no school for students
  • March 15-19, 2027: spring break
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of school

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does OCPS Academic Center for Excellence serve?

Voluntary pre-K through eighth grade. It is an Orange County Public Schools K-8 school at 701 W. Livingston St., Orlando.

What is OCPS Academic Center for Excellence’s school grade?

OCPS Academic Center for Excellence earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 52% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

Which high school does OCPS Academic Center for Excellence feed into?

Jones High. The whole OCPS Academic Center for Excellence zone lies inside the Jones High zone, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does OCPS Academic Center for Excellence start?

Kindergarten to fifth grade runs 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. (2 p.m. on Wednesdays), and sixth to eighth grade runs 8:42 a.m. to 3:04 p.m. (2:04 p.m. on Wednesdays), under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.