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Enrollment
1,096
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105008588
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY
14012 OLD HIGHWAY 50, MINNEOLA, FL 34711 · (352) 223-4482 · Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,096 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- A+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
23.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
331 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 130 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 194 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
67%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
87.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
91.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.3% | 91.7% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 92.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY's state test result (87.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY this school | 1,096 | 30.2% | 87.4% |
| CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,079 | 27.9% | 71.8% |
| CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER BELLE ISLE | 1,094 | 33.4% | 77.2% |
| LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLERMONT | 997 | 27.7% | 64.3% |
| DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 1,032 | 28.8% | 66.3% |
| CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 978 | 30.2% | 72.6% |
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 PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #33 of 2,136 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.7% | #29 of 2,149 ▼ 5 | #1 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #30 of 2,149 ▲ 15 | #1 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,096 | #133 of 2,267 | #5 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #2,044 of 2,077 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #442 of 2,108 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #1,812 of 2,188 | #25 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +161.6% | #4 of 621 | #1 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
1,096
+350 (+47%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,096 | 47 | 23.3:1 | 30% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 1,055 | 45 | 23.4:1 | 29% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 34 | 29.6:1 | 30% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 29% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 23% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY.
About PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY
Located in MINNEOLA, Florida, PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY is a large elementary school. The school had 1,096 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
LAKE counts 60 schools and 47,997 students, including PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY, at 44%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County residents are about 67% White. PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 47 full-time positions, a ratio of 23.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 23.3:1 here. Around 30% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Lake County is 8 points.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 66.0% for PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 87.4%. The 21.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Florida schools.
Within Lake County, the median household income is $73,161, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY, Lake County has 66 other public schools.
Nearest public school: LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY as Suburb: Large. PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY is a public charter school.
Enrollment records show 746 in 2020-21 and 1,096 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.3:1, from 19.1:1.
Discussions about PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in MINNEOLA
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,293 students
- MINNEOLA HORIZON ACADEMY K-8Elementary
Nearby schools
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,309
- GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,293
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,763
- PINECREST LAKES MIDDLE/HIGH ACADEMY1.5 mi · 262
- LINCOLN PARK EDUCATION CENTER1.9 mi · 71
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY2.1 mi · 1,500
Frequently asked questions
About PINECREST LAKES ACADEMYHow many students attend PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY?
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,096 students in grades PK-08.
Is PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY are roughly 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY in?
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY is part of LAKE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.