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If you could change one rule at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 120171004010
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4201 SR 419, WINTER SPRINGS, FL 32708 · (407) 871-8050 · Seminole County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
269 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 65.4% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 543 | 49.5% | 68.3% |
| LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 543 | 52.7% | 57.9% |
| NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER | 630 | 48.1% | 50.5% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 685 | 51.7% | 59.5% |
| BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 686 | 46.8% | 61.4% |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 536 | 51.1% | 70.2% |
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 LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #519 of 2,136 | #19 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #699 of 2,149 ▲ 34 | #20 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #423 of 2,149 ▼ 94 | #16 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #1,261 of 2,267 | #35 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #134 of 2,077 | #3 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #148 of 2,108 | #4 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #1,318 of 2,188 | #20 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #408 of 621 | #3 of 9 |
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
543
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 50% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 44.5 | 12.6:1 | 53% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 40.5 | 15.0:1 | 55% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 52% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 64% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 48% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in WINTER SPRINGS, Florida. It had 543 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
SEMINOLE counts 63,934 students in its 74 schools, and LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 38% of students. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 24% share among Seminole County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. About 50% of students at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Seminole County is close, at 47%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 68.3% actual against 56.4% predicted.
For Seminole County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $85,761, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 77 public schools and about 63,934 students.
WINTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 1.3 miles from LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 68.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
In 2020-21, LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 541; in 2024-25, 543. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,807 students
- LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,813 students
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,714 students
- HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,449 students
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,312 students
- LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,241 students
Other schools in WINTER SPRINGS
- WINTER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,940 students
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,116 students
- RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 729 students
- CHOICES IN LEARNING CHARTERElementary · 685 students
- KEETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 535 students
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- WINTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 501
- CHOICES IN LEARNING CHARTER1.3 mi · 685
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 503
- WINTER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,940
- SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL2.1 mi · 547
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,116
Frequently asked questions
About LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SEMINOLE in Seminole County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.