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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
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
3
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
-49 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.2:1
% White
34%
was 37%
% Hispanic
40%
was 36%
% Black
19%
was 23%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary school in DELAND, Florida, part of VOLUSIA, educates 524 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
VOLUSIA comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 61,765 students; BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 19% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 45.7%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Volusia County put the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DELAND HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 573 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 36% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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.