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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001702
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL
44440 SPRING CREEK RD, PAISLEY, FL 32767 · (352) 669-3275 · Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
393 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 78% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
34%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
53.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 48.8% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 606 | 64.9% | 50.6% |
| MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 581 | 65.4% | 61.3% |
| KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 779 | 66.2% | 58.8% |
| CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER | 644 | 59.5% | 51.5% |
| VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERNON | 621 | 65.5% | 47.6% |
| BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANFORD | 712 | 59.3% | 55.4% |
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 SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,312 of 2,136 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,233 of 2,149 ▲ 205 | #17 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,119 of 2,149 ▲ 524 | #15 of 29 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,011 of 2,267 | #24 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,509 of 2,077 | #26 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,785 of 2,108 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #697 of 2,188 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,335 of 1,374 | #15 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
606
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 65% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 72% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 68% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 73% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 86% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 80% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 66% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL.
About SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL
This page covers SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school in PAISLEY, Florida. Its 606 students are spread across pre-K through 8.
LAKE counts 47,997 students in its 60 schools, and SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL is one of them.
Most students at SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL are White: 80% of enrollment. Other students are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Lake County residents. SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 35 full-time equivalents, or about 17.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 65%. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 38%.
The model predicts 48.7% for a school in Florida with SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL posts 50.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $73,161, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Lake County number 67 and enroll about 47,997.
Nearby, HOPE FOREST ACADEMY is about 4.5 miles away. SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.6% against a local average of 51.9%.
The federal government classifies SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant. Charter status: SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL is a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 606 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 554. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.3:1, from 13.5:1.
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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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- HOPE FOREST ACADEMY4.5 mi · 1
- ALTOONA SCHOOL6.6 mi · 248
- UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL8.5 mi · 633
- UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 922
- UMATILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 689
- SEMINOLE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL?
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL have?
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL?
At SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL in?
SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL is part of LAKE.
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