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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002415
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
282 N BLUE LAKE AVE, DELAND, FL 32724 · (386) 822-6760 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
341 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 67 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
44.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 45.5% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 524 | 65.1% | 45.7% |
| LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEFFNER | 511 | 63.2% | 51.0% |
| SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 502 | 65.9% | 46.4% |
| INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY VERO BEACH | 444 | 64.2% | 62.3% |
| DUNEDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 474 | 68.1% | 45.7% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY BETHANY PORT ST LUCIE | 527 | 64.1% | 57.1% |
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 BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,543 of 2,136 | #39 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,705 of 2,149 ▼ 114 | #41 of 48 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,570 of 2,149 ▲ 132 | #41 of 48 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #1,323 of 2,267 | #33 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #751 of 2,077 | #24 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #359 of 2,108 | #5 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #682 of 2,188 | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #1,016 of 1,374 | #21 of 30 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+70 (+15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | 34.6 | 15.1:1 | 65% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 40.8 | 12.9:1 | 75% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 41.5 | 12.5:1 | 75% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 41 | 11.1:1 | 69% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 84% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 77% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 68% (427) |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 55 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in DELAND, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 524 students in pre-K through 5.
The 87 schools in VOLUSIA enroll 61,765 students altogether, BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Enrollment at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 40%. Other reported shares: 34% White, 19% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Volusia County residents. By the diversity index, BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 68%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 65%. The average for public schools in Volusia County is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.6% at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.7%.
In Volusia County (population about 579,622), median household income is about $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County, which together enroll about 61,765 students.
DELAND HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 45.7% versus a 52.1% average.
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in DELAND
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,059 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 786 students
- GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 729 students
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 664 students
Other Blue Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blue Lake Elementary. BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARYBOCA RATON, FL · 912 students
Nearby schools
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,936
- GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 780
- ESE RELATED SERVICES1.9 mi · 37
- PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM1.9 mi · 1
- DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,059
- EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 34% White, 40% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.