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LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 86.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
Schools most like LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 475 | 41.5% | 82.4% |
| RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 436 | 39.0% | 66.7% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 443 | 38.8% | 67.1% |
| LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 560 | 39.5% | 77.9% |
| GARRISON-JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 545 | 39.3% | 70.1% |
| ANONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 430 | 39.3% | 73.6% |
Where LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #93 of 2,136 | #2 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #134 of 2,149 ▼ 50 | #1 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #187 of 2,149 ▲ 17 | #5 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #1,513 of 2,267 | #26 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #442 of 2,077 | #23 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #931 of 2,108 | #9 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #1,542 of 2,188 | #28 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,104 of 1,374 | #19 of 23 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 33.1 | 14.3:1 | 41% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 32.8 | 15.4:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 39% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 45% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 42% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 42% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 26% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 32 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
About LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by COLLIER in NAPLES, Florida. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 475 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
COLLIER has 69 schools; together they serve 48,252 students.
By race and ethnicity, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57% White. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Collier County is about 65% White. LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the top 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.0 points above it (82.4% actual, 60.4% predicted).
Federal survey data for Collier County show that median household income is about $90,045, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 75 public schools in Collier County.
The closest other public school is NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 82.4% compares with 67.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 506 to 475.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Collier County at a glance
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