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PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY 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 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 10245 COUNTY ROAD 561, in CLERMONT, Florida, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that serves 690 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of LAKE.
Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.1%.
In the area at large, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $73,161, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 67 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students).
The closest other public school is LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 4.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.
PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 854 (now 690). The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 57% over that span.
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