Tildenville Elementary School

The attendance zone covers the unincorporated Tildenville area plus portions of the Winter Garden / Oakland corridor in western Orange County — streets including Tildenville School Road, Brick Road, and nearby rural and residential areas. Approximately twenty communities fall within the zone. For address-specific confirmation, use the OCPS zone finder at ocps.net/find-my-school-home before placing an offer.

Zoned families enroll directly through OCPS student enrollment. Magnet seats in the Two-Way Dual Language program are open to any Orange County resident. Applications open in mid-October each year for the following school year. Students typically enter the program in kindergarten; limited openings exist at other grades with language assessment. No bus transportation is provided for out-of-zone magnet students. Start at ocps.net/elementary-school-magnet-programs.

Homes in the Tildenville zone run a wide range. The unincorporated Tildenville community proper — older character homes on larger lots along Brick Road and Tildenville School Road — tends toward the $600K–$750K range. The broader 34787 ZIP that overlaps the zone brings in newer subdivisions ranging $480K–$600K. Zone median is roughly $570,000 as of early 2026, though the rural character of core Tildenville can push individual properties significantly higher depending on lot size.

The Tildenville / west Winter Garden area is a low-density, residential part of Orange County with crime rates that track below county averages. The unincorporated Tildenville community along Brick Road has a rural character — low traffic, larger lots, neighbors who have been there for decades. Families relocating from denser metro areas generally find it quieter than expected. Standard OCPS security protocols apply on campus: controlled access during school hours and an SRO presence.

Both are well-rated OCPS elementary schools in western Orange County, but they serve different buyer profiles. Tildenville's draw is the Two-Way Dual Language Magnet — it pulls bilingual families from across the district and has a distinct community culture around language immersion. Thornebrooke is a zoned-only school with a more typical OCPS program profile serving the Ocoee area. If language immersion isn't a priority, the choice often comes down to which zone the specific address falls in rather than a meaningful quality difference between schools.