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What's the one class at LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
+33 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.1:1
% White
35%
was 53%
% Hispanic
38%
was 28%
% Black
12%
was 11%
% Asian
6%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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.