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Enrollment
1,763
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001108
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
320 E PEARL ST, MINNEOLA, FL 34715 · (352) 394-2600 · Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,763 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
398 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 172 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 191 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 180 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 185 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 199 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 212 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (172) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (196).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
80.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 73.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 1,763 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
| VERDE K-8 BOCA RATON | 1,360 | 22.7% | 74.6% |
| GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MINNEOLA | 1,293 | 24.5% | 63.8% |
| MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 1,268 | 23.3% | 71.4% |
| MILL CREEK ACADEMY ST AUGUSTINE | 1,983 | 23.0% | 72.6% |
| BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 1,114 | 17.2% | 68.3% |
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 MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #384 of 2,136 | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #271 of 2,149 ▲ 149 | #5 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #458 of 2,149 ▲ 3 | #6 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,763 | #12 of 2,267 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,415 of 2,077 | #24 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #630 of 2,108 | #17 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,959 of 2,188 | #29 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.0% | #43 of 621 | #2 of 10 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,763
+160 (+10%) vs 2020
+153% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,763 | 104 | 16.9:1 | 23% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 1,735 | 107 | 16.2:1 | 27% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 1,717 | 106 | 16.2:1 | 33% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 1,603 | 103 | 15.6:1 | 32% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 1,102 | 74 | 14.9:1 | 53% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 1,055 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 57% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 76 | 12.7:1 | 49% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 26% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 36 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL.
About MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MINNEOLA, Florida. Its enrollment is 1,763 students, spread over pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, LAKE, has 47,997 students enrolled across 60 schools.
About 50% of the student body at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is White. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County residents are about 67% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 104 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.9:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. On the income side, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in Lake County.
Among Florida public elementary schools, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL, the prediction is 69.9% and the result is 71.9%.
In the surrounding county, Lake County, the median household earns about $73,161 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County has 67 public schools with about 47,997 students, including MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles from MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL. The five-mile area around MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
In 2020-21, MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL enrolled 1,603 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,763. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.6:1 to 16.9:1.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
- MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,500 students
Other schools in MINNEOLA
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,293 students
- PINECREST LAKES ACADEMYElementary · 1,096 students
- MINNEOLA HORIZON ACADEMY K-8Elementary
Nearby schools
- GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,293
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 2,309
- PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY1.3 mi · 1,096
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY1.7 mi · 1,500
- CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 567
- LINCOLN PARK EDUCATION CENTER1.9 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL?
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,763 students in grades PK-08.
Is MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 16.9:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL?
At MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 50% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by LAKE.
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