MetroWest Elementary School

MetroWest Elementary primarily serves the MetroWest master-planned community (32835) in western Orlando. The zone covers much of the neighborhood surrounding Lake Vilma Drive. Because OCPS zone lines are drawn at the street level, confirm your specific address at ocps.net/find-my-school before committing to a home purchase — some streets near the zone edge may route to a different school.

The feeder pattern splits at S. Hiawassee Drive: students west of it are zoned to Gotha Middle School; students east of it feed to Chain of Lakes Middle School. Both middle schools then feed to Olympia High School on Apopka-Vineland Road. Confirm your specific address on the OCPS zone map — the boundary matters here.

The MetroWest neighborhood runs a wide price spectrum. Condos and townhomes start around $190K–$250K while single-family homes run roughly $300K–$500K. The median across all property types in Metro West was approximately $311,000 in late 2025 (Redfin neighborhood data). Homes sit on the market longer here — averaging around 85 days — compared to tighter-supply Orlando submarkets.

MetroWest Elementary carries a GreatSchools rating of 3/10, with roughly 39% math proficiency and 41% reading proficiency in 2024-25 — below both the OCPS district average and state average. It is a Title I school, meaning it receives additional federal funding tied to high concentrations of lower-income students. Parents focused on test-score benchmarks will want to evaluate the Gifted program specifically, which serves a subset of enrolled students.

Within the 32835/Dr. Phillips corridor, options include Dr. Phillips Elementary (higher GreatSchools rating, higher home prices) and Sand Lake Elementary. MetroWest Elementary is the closest in-zone option for most MetroWest residents and the most accessible price-wise — buying into the Dr. Phillips Elementary zone typically costs $100K–$300K more for a comparable home. For families prioritizing the Gifted program, MetroWest's strand is worth exploring regardless of overall school rating.