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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 163 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 180 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 202 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (168).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 53.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
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AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY this school | 1,500 | 43.4% | 51.9% |
| PALM POINTE K8 SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 1,597 | 49.7% | 76.1% |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITION FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,144 | 40.2% | 49.0% |
| FOUR CORNERS CHARTER SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 1,103 | 42.4% | 59.4% |
| WEST GATE K-8 SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 1,639 | 50.5% | 59.3% |
| COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 1,644 | 34.1% | 55.3% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,237 of 2,136 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,117 of 2,149 ▲ 84 | #16 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #1,130 of 2,149 ▲ 327 | #16 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,500 | #29 of 2,267 | #2 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,497 of 2,077 | #25 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #178 of 2,108 | #4 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #1,489 of 2,188 | #20 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,500 | 87 | 17.2:1 | 43% (651) |
| 2023-24 | 1,333 | 76 | 17.5:1 | 45% (600) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY.
About AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY
The public elementary school AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is located in CLERMONT, Florida. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,500 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
LAKE counts 47,997 students in its 60 schools, and AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is one of them.
White students are the largest group at AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY, with 37% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 30 points below the 67% share among Lake County residents. By the diversity index, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY comes in at 70%.
Its 87 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.2:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY would score about 59.4%. It scores 51.9%, 7.5 points below that figure.
Within Lake County, median household income is about $73,161, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 67 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 47,997.
CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.1 miles from AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY ranks 7th on average proficiency.
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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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.
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