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MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
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 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL, a substantial elementary school in MINNEOLA, Florida, part of LAKE, educates 1,763 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL sits 192% bigger than that benchmark.
Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 38%.
With demographic context factored in, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.
In the surrounding community, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $73,161, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.8%.
The school occupies a suburban site. MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL has edged up 60%, going from 1,102 students in 2018 to 1,763 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.
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Lake County at a glance
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