Sunshine Elementary School

The Sunshine Elementary zone covers the south International Drive corridor in Orlando (32821) — the Williamsburg area near SeaWorld and Aquatica. This includes single-family neighborhoods and townhome communities south of Sand Lake Road along and near International Drive. The zone was drawn specifically to relieve Tangelo Park and Waterbridge elementary schools, so those surrounding neighborhoods now feed Sunshine ES. For address-specific zone confirmation, use the OCPS "Find My School" tool at ocps.net — zone lines in this area are drawn at the parcel level.

If your home address falls inside the Sunshine ES attendance boundary, enrollment is automatic through OCPS — no application needed. Bring proof of residency, immunization records, and your child's birth certificate to the school office. The Two-Way Dual Language program is available to all enrolled students and does not require a separate application. VPK enrollment follows its own OCPS timeline each spring. Open enrollment options exist but are capacity-dependent; check ocps.net for current space availability.

The 32821 ZIP (Williamsburg / south International Drive) has a median sale price around $295K as of mid-2025, though the range is wide. Vacation-oriented condos near the theme-park corridor can run $150K–$250K, while single-family homes in more residential pockets run $280K–$380K. Homes selling in 32821 have been averaging 50–65 days on market. This is one of Orlando's more affordable ZIP codes for families who want proximity to the tourist corridor employment base — ask Ben for a zone-filtered pull if you want single-family only.

GreatSchools rates Sunshine Elementary 2/10, based primarily on state test scores — about 45% math proficiency and 46% reading proficiency, both below Florida's state average of ~52%. That's an honest data point. It's worth noting the school is relatively new (opened 2020), has a high English Language Learner population, and serves one of the most economically diverse pockets of Orange County. The Two-Way Dual Language program is a genuine strength that raw test score averages don't capture. Parents who prioritize biliteracy or who are themselves Spanish-speaking consistently rate the school's community higher than the GreatSchools number suggests.

Sunshine Elementary feeds into Freedom Middle School and then Lake Buena Vista High School through the standard OCPS feeder pattern. OCPS occasionally adjusts zone lines in the south Orlando corridor — confirm the current feeder assignment at ocps.net or ask Ben before closing on a home if the specific middle or high school matters to your decision.