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LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 198 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (198).
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 63 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 are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 67.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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%.
Schools most like LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 997 | 27.7% | 64.3% |
| ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 933 | 28.9% | 71.3% |
| PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY MINNEOLA | 1,096 | 30.2% | 87.4% |
| COUNTRY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 827 | 26.4% | 72.4% |
| CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,079 | 27.9% | 71.8% |
| DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 1,032 | 28.8% | 66.3% |
Where LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #666 of 2,136 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #695 of 2,149 ▼ 46 | #10 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #716 of 2,149 ▼ 6 | #9 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #197 of 2,267 | #7 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #845 of 2,077 | #14 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #131 of 2,108 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,871 of 2,188 | #27 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,281 of 1,374 | #14 of 16 |
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 | 997 | 65 | 15.3:1 | 28% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 1,060 | 66 | 16.1:1 | 26% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 1,143 | 61 | 18.7:1 | 30% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 29% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 71 | 14.3:1 | 42% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 66 | 15.8:1 | 43% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 1,123 | 75 | 15.0:1 | 43% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 16% (129) |
About LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in CLERMONT, Florida, attend LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school. It enrolls 997 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 65% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
LAKE has a total of 60 schools and 47,997 students, LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, with 37% of students. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. The diversity index for LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.3%, compared with a predicted 67.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $73,161 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Lake County, 67 public schools serve about 47,997 students.
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 1.0 miles from LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 854 (2020-21) to 997 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.2:1).
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