Atwater Bay Elementary, 11000 Atwater Bay Drive: grades VPK-5, 772 students on the Oct. 1, 2026 count and an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Orange County Public Schools’ zone map for Atwater Bay Elementary, 2026-27 attendance zone data, 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.

Atwater Bay Elementary is an Orange County Public Schools elementary school in Village H, in the southwest of Horizon West. Its mailing address says Winter Garden; the campus is inside the Horizon West census area, in unincorporated Orange County. It is one of the newest schools in Horizon West: the federal directory shows no students there in 2023-24, and its first state grade came in 2025.

Who to call
Address 11000 Atwater Bay Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Phone 407-635-2680
Grades Pre-K (VPK) to 5
Mascot Stingrays
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 1692

Principal

Principal Matt Hendricks, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 772 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 837, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 748 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 43 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. An elementary school’s grade is 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 A (78% of possible points)
2024-25 A

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: 78%
  • Third-grade English language arts: 84%
  • Math: 86%
  • Science: 83%

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 or the Atwater Bay Elementary zone map (PDF).

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 elementary, middle and high school attendance zones:

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

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):

  • Friday, Oct. 9: end of the first marking period
  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • 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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Atwater Bay Elementary serve?

Voluntary pre-K through fifth grade. It is an Orange County Public Schools elementary school at 11000 Atwater Bay Drive in Horizon West, with a Winter Garden mailing address.

What is Atwater Bay Elementary’s school grade?

Atwater Bay Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 78% of possible points, and an A in 2025, its first graded year.

Which high school does Atwater Bay Elementary feed into?

Atwater Bay feeds Water Spring Middle and then Horizon High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does Atwater Bay 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.