FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary-level community in FRUITLAND PARK, Florida, run under LAKE, serves 688 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by LAKE, a district that enrolls 47,997 students overall.

On demographics, FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 38.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $73,161, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER, roughly 2.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 688 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 25% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.