Orange Center STEAM Academy, 621 S. Texas Ave.: public charter school, grades K-8, 504 students on Oct. 1, 2026.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: Orange County Public Schools’ list of charter schools and Oct. 1, 2026 enrollment summary, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Orange Center STEAM Academy is a public charter school for kindergarten to eighth grade at 621 S. Texas Ave., inside Orlando city limits. It is a tuition-free public school, but it is run by its own governing board under a charter from Orange County Public Schools, and it has no attendance zone. The district’s 2026-27 list of charter schools describes its focus as STEAM.

The school was Orange Center Elementary, a district-run school, through the 2025-26 school year. The district lists it as Orange Center K-8 Charter for 2026-27, and its enrollment summary calls it Orange Center STEAM Academy. The School Board approved a rezoning of the surrounding elementary zones May 12, 2026, which involved the Catalina, Orange Center, Rock Lake and Washington Shores elementary zones, according to the district’s rezoning page and its board-approved map (PDF).

Who to call

  • Address: 621 S. Texas Ave., Orlando, FL 32805; the district’s charter list gives no phone number for it
  • Charter school questions: the district’s charter schools list; OCPS main line 407-317-3200
  • Your zoned district school: OCPS Find My School
Address 621 S. Texas Ave., Orlando, FL 32805
Grades K to 8
Type Public charter school
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 1331

How admission works

Orange County Public Schools does not handle charter school enrollment: “Each charter school has its own application and enrollment process,” the district says on its list of charter schools, and families must contact the school about its lottery and process.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 504 students on Oct. 1, 2026, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 342 students in the 2024-25 school year, when it was Orange Center Elementary, according to the NCES directory.

State report card

Florida grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F on the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains, plus the graduation rate and college and career acceleration for high schools. The state’s 2026 file sets an A at 62% of points or more for an elementary school, 64% for a middle school and 65% for a high school or a combination school such as a K-8.

The grades below were earned as Orange Center Elementary, the district school, before the conversion.

School year School grade
2025-26 C (53% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

Share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 50%
  • Math: 56%
  • Science: 47%

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.

Calendar and hours

Charter schools can set their own calendars and hours, so check with the school. For comparison, the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF) gives district-run schools Thanksgiving break Nov. 23-27, winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027, and spring break March 15-19, 2027.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Orange Center STEAM Academy serve?

Kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a public charter school at 621 S. Texas Ave., Orlando, in Orange County Public Schools.

How do I get into Orange Center STEAM Academy?

Apply to the school directly. Charter schools have no attendance zone, and the district says each one runs its own application, enrollment and lottery process.