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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003452
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY
4801 BLOODHOUND ST, ORLANDO, FL 32818 · (407) 532-7900 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
331 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 42.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY this school | 565 | 58.6% | 44.3% |
| FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 452 | 60.2% | 46.8% |
| PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 550 | 59.3% | 58.3% |
| ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8 MIRAMAR | 562 | 57.7% | 52.8% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 551 | 53.5% | 51.7% |
| VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 654 | 63.0% | 47.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #1,626 of 2,136 | #124 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,692 of 2,149 ▲ 32 | #125 of 159 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,506 of 2,149 ▲ 47 | #115 of 159 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,162 of 2,267 | #83 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #372 of 2,077 | #19 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #1,773 of 2,108 | #144 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #963 of 2,188 | #59 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #459 of 1,374 | #45 of 112 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 59% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 69% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 71% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 73% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 72% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 58 | 14.4:1 | 100% (830) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 59 | 15.5:1 | 81% (738) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 71% (510) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY.
About LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, and it is part of ORANGE. The school's 565 students are in pre-K through 5.
ORANGE runs LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY along with 271 other schools, enrolling 207,778 students in total.
Black students make up a majority at LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY, at 80%. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 20% Black share among all Orange County residents. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 20 points.
allk12 grades LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY scores 44.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.8%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $79,719, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Orange County has 286 public schools and roughly 216,813 students.
The nearest other public school, PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (571) to 2024-25 (565). By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
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- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
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- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 776
- DEVEREUX TREATMENT PROGRAM1.3 mi · 30
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 497
- MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE1.6 mi · 808
- ACCELERATION WEST1.7 mi · 246
- INNOVATIONS MIDDLE CHARTER1.7 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE GEM ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY?
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY serve?
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY have?
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY are roughly 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 80% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY in?
LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.