EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in EUSTIS, Florida, overseen by LAKE, with 422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 60 schools in LAKE (47,997 students total), EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 31% White, 28% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.1%, the actual is 43.0%, a residual of -10.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $73,161 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), of which EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is EUSTIS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 16%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 20% to 35% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.