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What's the most underrated thing about PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
797
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008944
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY
10151 SUMMERLAKE GROVES ST, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 317-3200 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
88 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
59.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 68.1% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 797 | 11.0% | 64.9% |
| ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 748 | 13.9% | 73.3% |
| NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP VALRICO VALRICO | 906 | 9.3% | 56.8% |
| SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY WINDERMERE | 699 | 18.5% | 74.7% |
| WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 1,013 | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 842 | 18.5% | 73.1% |
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 PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #646 of 2,136 | #59 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #677 of 2,149 ▼ 69 | #55 of 159 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #853 of 2,149 ▼ 166 | #71 of 159 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #472 of 2,267 | #27 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,767 of 2,077 | #154 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #801 of 2,108 | #68 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.0% | #2,112 of 2,188 | #154 of 162 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 797 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 17% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY.
About PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY
Students in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, attend PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 797 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
ORANGE includes 272 schools. Together they enroll 207,778 students.
At PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 47%. Enrollment also includes 40% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 11% of the student body. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY is 10.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 64.9%. Predicted: 75.7%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 286 public schools and about 216,813 students.
HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
On allk12, people connected to PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
Other Panther Lake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Panther Lake Elementary. PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Panther Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 427 students
- Panther Lake Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 396 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,685
- ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 748
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 1,013
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,064
- SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 726
- HAMLIN MIDDLE3.4 mi · 953
Frequently asked questions
About PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 797 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY serve?
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 40% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.