Enrollment
1,500
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105009018
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY
301 EAST AVE, CLERMONT, FL 34711 · (352) 243-2460 · Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
651 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY operates as a big elementary school in CLERMONT, Florida, part of LAKE. Current enrollment sits at 1,500 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 148% bigger than the state mean of about 604.
Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY records that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 33% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 43% of students at AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that median household earnings sit near $73,161, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is one of 67 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students).
CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,500 students
Other schools in CLERMONT
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,089 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT SOUTH LAKEElementary · 1,064 students
- WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 997 students
- LAKE POINTE ACADEMYElementary · 985 students
Nearby schools
- CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 567
- LINCOLN PARK EDUCATION CENTER0.7 mi · 71
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,763
- PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY2.1 mi · 1,096
- GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,293
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,309
Frequently asked questions
About AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYHow many students attend AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY?
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,500 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY serve?
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY have?
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY are roughly 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY?
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is overseen by LAKE in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.