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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 120171008494
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
3580 N US HIGHWAY 17-92, LAKE MARY, FL 32746 · (407) 864-8296 · Seminole County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest 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
18.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
138 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
80.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
80.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 2 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 | 80.6% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 80.4% |
% 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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 547 | 25.2% | 79.7% |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE ELEMENTARY CHARTER ORLANDO | 721 | 24.4% | 81.8% |
| CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 858 | 29.1% | 74.5% |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL K-8 ORLANDO | 626 | 9.6% | 80.2% |
| CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 787 | 27.7% | 77.4% |
| TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 682 | 38.1% | 61.4% |
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 SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #172 of 2,136 | #5 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #268 of 2,149 ▼ 52 | #6 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #135 of 2,149 ▲ 13 | #5 of 41 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,240 of 2,267 | #34 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,820 of 2,077 | #41 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #71 of 2,108 | #2 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #1,908 of 2,188 | #38 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #311 of 621 | #2 of 9 |
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
547
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 25% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 28% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 26% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of LAKE MARY, Florida. The school enrolls 547 students, from kindergarten through 8.
SEMINOLE includes 74 schools. Together they enroll 63,934 students.
Asian students form the largest group at SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, 35% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Seminole County, the Asian share is about 5%. SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 25% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Seminole County.
allk12 grades SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.7%; the prediction is 68.5%.
Among Seminole County residents, median household income is about $85,761, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County, which together enroll about 63,934 students.
The closest other public school is ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency of 79.7% compares with 60.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 547 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 502. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,807 students
- LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,813 students
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,714 students
- HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,449 students
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,312 students
- LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,241 students
Other schools in LAKE MARY
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,714 students
- MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 900 students
- LAKE MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 881 students
- GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
- HEATHROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 713 students
- CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Nearby schools
- ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 246
- JOHN POLK ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 6
- SEMINOLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER1.2 mi · 31
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 503
- LAKE MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 881
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,714
Frequently asked questions
About SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-08.
Is SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL have?
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
At SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 31% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 35% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL in?
SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is part of SEMINOLE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.