ALTOONA SCHOOL

ALTOONA SCHOOL is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in ALTOONA, Florida, operated by LAKE, instructing 248 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, ALTOONA SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ALTOONA SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, ALTOONA SCHOOL shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ALTOONA SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ALTOONA SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.9%; actual is 66.6%, +26.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that median household income runs about $73,161, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALTOONA SCHOOL is one of 67 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students).

Nearest neighbor: UMATILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTOONA SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.4%.

ALTOONA SCHOOL operates from a rural location. As a public charter, ALTOONA SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTOONA SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 8% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ALTOONA SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.