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What's something SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105007372
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16325 SUPERIOR BLVD, CLERMONT, FL 34714 · (352) 243-6110 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
289 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 56 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
66%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
46.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 53.4% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 853 | 33.9% | 50.3% |
| TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 738 | 29.0% | 68.8% |
| CARROLLWOOD K-8 SCHOOL TAMPA | 861 | 36.0% | 64.1% |
| GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 956 | 37.4% | 69.8% |
| TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 791 | 31.9% | 61.8% |
| WARREN HOPE DAWSON ELEMENTARY RIVERVIEW | 812 | 38.3% | 43.0% |
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 SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,323 of 2,136 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,494 of 2,149 ▼ 272 | #20 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,447 of 2,149 ▼ 174 | #21 of 29 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #369 of 2,267 | #12 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,233 of 2,077 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #501 of 2,108 | #16 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #1,729 of 2,188 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.6% | #84 of 1,374 | #1 of 16 |
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
853
-100 (-10%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 1,120
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 853 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 34% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 36% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 42% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 71 | 13.4:1 | 48% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 1,366 | 89 | 15.3:1 | 67% (917) |
| 2015-16 | 1,302 | 92 | 14.2:1 | 75% (981) |
| 2010-11 | 1,120 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 70% (789) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in CLERMONT, Florida, SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 853 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under LAKE, which has 60 schools enrolling 47,997 students.
Enrollment at SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 44%. It is also 35% White, 15% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 19% Hispanic. SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 64.2% and the result is 50.3%.
Within Lake County, median household income is about $73,161, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lake County number 67 and enroll about 47,997.
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 2.3 miles from SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 50.3% is below the 64.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 953 to 853. Students per teacher rose from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
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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
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- EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,089 students
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- WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 997 students
Nearby schools
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,064
- ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 748
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 1,013
- PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS3.0 mi · 583
- LAKE POINTE ACADEMY3.2 mi · 985
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 2,685
Frequently asked questions
About SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 853 students in grades PK-05.
Is SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 44% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LAKE in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.