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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105003595

LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1901 JOHNS LAKE RD, CLERMONT, FL 34711 · (352) 243-2433 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
Enrollment
997
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
276 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K545%
Kindergarten11812%
Grade 112713%
Grade 213614%
Grade 317518%
Grade 418919%
Grade 519820%

This year's kindergarten class (118) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (198).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
37037%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
34935%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
13814%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
687%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
636%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
52753%
Female
47047%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
62.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.7pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.6%68.9%
2023-2460.1%67.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school99727.7%64.3%
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA
93328.9%71.3%
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY
MINNEOLA
1,09630.2%87.4%
COUNTRY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS
82726.4%72.4%
CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
1,07927.9%71.8%
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH
1,03228.8%66.3%
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 LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
997
+143 (+17%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259976515.3:128% (276)
2023-241,0606616.1:126% (279)
2022-231,1436118.7:130% (346)
2020-218546014.2:129% (247)
2017-181,0197114.3:142% (431)
2015-161,0456615.8:143% (447)
2010-111,1237515.0:143% (486)
2000-018184020.4:116% (129)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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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Lake County at a glance

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Population
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students

Quick facts

School name
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
LAKE
Address
1901 JOHNS LAKE RD, CLERMONT, FL 34711
Phone
(352) 243-2433
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
997
Teachers (FTE)
65
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
276 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120105003595
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 997 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LAKE in Lake County.
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