FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized elementary-level community in ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida, FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 765 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by SEMINOLE. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 74 schools operated by SEMINOLE, a district that enrolls 63,934 students overall.

Looking at the student body, FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 21% White, 18% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Seminole County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 43.2%; FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 62.8%, +19.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Seminole County put the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Seminole County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), of which FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 14%, going from 885 students in 2018 to 765 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 35% to 21% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.