Zellwood Elementary School

The attendance zone covers the unincorporated community of Zellwood and adjacent rural areas in northwest Orange County, including Wolf Lake and Rock Springs areas. The zone is largely bounded by Lake County to the north and west. For address-specific confirmation, use the OCPS zone tool at ocps.net/find-my-school-home — boundaries can shift when the district redraws zones.

Zellwood Elementary is a zoned neighborhood school — if your address falls within the attendance boundary, enrollment is automatic through OCPS. Contact the school registrar at (407) 884-2258 or zellwood_es@ocps.net with proof of address and required immunization records. During summer, office hours are Monday through Thursday 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

Zellwood is a small rural community with a mix of single-family homes, manufactured homes, and agricultural parcels. Conventional single-family homes in the 32798 ZIP code have listed in the $250K–$400K range, though the market is low-volume and prices shift quickly with very few sales per month. It is one of the more affordable pockets of Orange County that still carries an OCPS address. Ask Ben for a current zone-filtered list — the overall ZIP median is skewed by manufactured-home sales.

Zellwood Elementary has strong community reviews (4.1/5 on GreatSchools) and a stable principal. The school received federal Green Ribbon recognition and Apple Distinguished School designation — both reflect strong program quality. The GreatSchools 5/10 rating indexes primarily on state test scores (42% math proficiency, 39% reading proficiency), which reflect the school's demographics more than its teaching quality. The rural Zellwood area is a quiet, low-density community with no notable safety concerns.

Wolf Lake Elementary (part of the newer suburban growth around Apopka/Wolf Lake) carries a higher GreatSchools rating of 8/10 and serves a more recently developed residential area. Zellwood Elementary serves a smaller, more rural attendance zone with lower standardized test scores but distinct program strengths — the Green Ribbon designation and Apple Distinguished status are not shared by Wolf Lake. For families, the choice often comes down to which address zone you're buying in, since both are OCPS neighborhood schools without open enrollment.