LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 151 GRAHAM AVE, in OVIEDO, Florida, LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that enrolls 715 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by SEMINOLE.

LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 74 schools operated by SEMINOLE, a district that serves 63,934 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Seminole County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Seminole County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.4%.

Around the school, Seminole County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Seminole County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), of which LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 73.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 837 (now 715). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 55%.

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