FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit primary school in OLDSMAR, Florida, run under PINELLAS. The school works with 480 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

PINELLAS comprises 151 schools with combined enrollment of 87,955 students; FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 480).

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