RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER

RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in LEESBURG, Florida, part of LAKE, with 242 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER is one campus in the system.

Demographically, RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER reports that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lake County's rate of about 38%.

Across the wider county, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $73,161, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Lake County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER is one campus in the mix.

CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 242). The White share of enrollment shrank from 38% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.