Washington Shores Elementary, 944 W. Lake Mann Drive: grades K-5, 480 students on Oct. 1, 2026, a B 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.

Washington Shores Elementary School is the Orange County Public Schools elementary school for kindergarten to fifth grade at 944 W. Lake Mann Drive. 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 4% of Orlando’s residents live in its attendance zone.

Who to call
Address 944 W. Lake Mann Drive, Orlando, FL 32805
Phone 407-296-6540
Grades K to 5
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 5861

Principal

Principal April Davis-LaRue, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 480 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 554, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 301 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 20 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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 an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (55% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B

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: 42%
  • Math: 52%
  • Science: 79%

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 Washington Shores Elementary zone map (PDF).

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

Two changes approved by the School Board took effect this school year: the Eccleston Elementary consolidation (approved March 10, 2026; map, PDF) and the Orange Center Elementary rezoning (approved May 12, 2026; map, PDF), which also involved Catalina and Rock Lake elementaries. The district’s rezoning page has the details.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., and to 2 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 Washington Shores Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. It is an Orange County Public Schools elementary school at 944 W. Lake Mann Drive, Orlando.

What is Washington Shores Elementary’s school grade?

Washington Shores Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which high school does Washington Shores Elementary feed into?

It depends on the address: the Washington Shores Elementary zone is split between the Jones High and Oak Ridge High zones, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps. Check an address in the OCPS Find My School tool.

What time does Washington Shores Elementary start?

Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., and to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.