LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized K-5 school in LAKE PANASOFFKEE, Florida, one of the schools within SUMTER, instructs 621 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools operated by SUMTER, a district that serves 10,013 students overall.

On demographics, LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,508, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sumter County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,013 students), of which LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SUMTER PREP ACADEMY, around 6.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 8% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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