SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL

Located at 3580 N US HIGHWAY 17-92, in LAKE MARY, Florida, SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that educates 547 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within SEMINOLE.

SEMINOLE comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 63,934 students; SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Asian (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 31% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Seminole County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Seminole County shows median household earnings sit near $85,761, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Seminole County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 547). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 39% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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