Water Spring Elementary, 16000 Water Spring Blvd.: grades K-5, 625 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 Water Spring 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.

Water Spring Elementary is an Orange County Public Schools elementary school on Water Spring Boulevard in Village H, in the southwest of Horizon West, next to Water Spring Middle. Its mailing address says Winter Garden; the campus is inside the Horizon West census area, in unincorporated Orange County. The school’s home page lists its phone as 407-554-1610; its page footer gives 407-355-5709.

Who to call
Address 16000 Water Spring Blvd., Winter Garden, FL 34787
Phone 407-554-1610
Grades K to 5
Mascot Otters
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 1024

Principal

Principal Margarita E. Zizza, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 625 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 837, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 1,013 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 57 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 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 (71% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 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: 75%
  • Third-grade English language arts: 82%
  • Math: 76%
  • Science: 72%

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 Water Spring Elementary zone map (PDF).

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

The School Board approved a new elementary school for this part of Horizon West, then called 126-E-4 and now Ovation Elementary, on Nov. 12, 2024. It opened in August 2026 and took parts of the Water Spring and Panther Lake elementary zones, according to the district’s rezoning page and its Ovation zone map (PDF).

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 Water Spring Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. It is an Orange County Public Schools elementary school at 16000 Water Spring Blvd. in Horizon West, with a Winter Garden mailing address.

What is Water Spring Elementary’s school grade?

Water Spring Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 71% of possible points, after a B in 2025 and an A in 2024.

Which high school does Water Spring Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Water Spring 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.