LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact elementary campus in NAPLES, Florida, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 475 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by COLLIER. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Across the 69 schools in COLLIER (48,252 students total), LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest consists of 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collier County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 82.4%, a residual of +22.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Collier County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,045 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Collier County (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students).

The closest other public school is NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 508 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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