LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in WINTER SPRINGS, Florida, operated by SEMINOLE, serveing 543 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SEMINOLE comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 63,934 students; LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 68.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Seminole County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Seminole County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WINTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 6%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 53% to 35%.

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