BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in APOPKA, Florida, BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school, overseen by SEMINOLE. It teaches 849 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

Across the 74 schools in SEMINOLE (63,934 students total), BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 36% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Seminole County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Seminole County) records that median household earnings sit near $85,761, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Seminole County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), of which BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

TEAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 23%, going from 1,102 students in 2018 to 849 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 36% across the same window.

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