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Enrollment
841
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105007655
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY
24605 WALLICK RD, SORRENTO, FL 32776 · (352) 385-1140 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
324 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
60%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
60.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 53.1% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 SORRENTO ELEMENTARY
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SORRENTO ELEMENTARY this school | 841 | 38.5% | 56.6% |
| WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 809 | 39.4% | 65.6% |
| CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 783 | 36.4% | 74.5% |
| SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 706 | 34.8% | 49.2% |
| LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL LUTZ | 771 | 34.8% | 69.5% |
| HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL HARMONY | 1,048 | 40.6% | 66.8% |
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 SORRENTO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,022 of 2,136 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #707 of 2,149 ▲ 528 | #11 of 29 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #825 of 2,149 ▲ 346 | #11 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 841 | #389 of 2,267 | #14 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #411 of 2,077 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #897 of 2,108 | #22 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,625 of 2,188 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #578 of 621 | #10 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
841
+91 (+12%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 841 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 39% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 41% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 47% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 40% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 55 | 15.1:1 | 55% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 58% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 45% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SORRENTO ELEMENTARY.
About SORRENTO ELEMENTARY
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in Florida, located in SORRENTO. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 841 students. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
The LAKE system has 60 schools and 47,997 students.
The student body at SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is 55% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The school has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.2 students per teacher. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lake County is similar, at 38%.
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Florida public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is -5.3 points: 56.6% actual, 61.9% predicted.
Lake County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,161, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 67 public schools enroll about 47,997 students and include SORRENTO ELEMENTARY.
ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL is about 2.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. SORRENTO ELEMENTARY ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.6% against a local average of 61.5%.
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, SORRENTO ELEMENTARY had a net gain of 91 students, or 12%.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,240
- SEMINOLE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 469
- KELLY PARK SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,073
- MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 845
- MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 1,500
- WOLF LAKE MIDDLE6.0 mi · 1,146
Frequently asked questions
About SORRENTO ELEMENTARYHow large is SORRENTO ELEMENTARY?
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 841 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SORRENTO ELEMENTARY serve?
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SORRENTO ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.3:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SORRENTO ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SORRENTO ELEMENTARY are roughly 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SORRENTO ELEMENTARY public or private?
SORRENTO ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.