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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001419
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY
1105 SARAH LEE LN, OCOEE, FL 34761 · (407) 877-5047 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
275 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
-137 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
% White
13%
was 35%
% Hispanic
74%
was 62%
% Black
10%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in OCOEE, Florida, overseen by ORANGE, with 445 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 604.
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that educates 207,778 students overall.
On demographics, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 13% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 42.4%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).
The closest other public school is INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEE, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY has shrank 24%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 35% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in OCOEE
- OCOEE HIGHHigh · 2,514 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER AT CROWN POINTElementary · 1,290 students
- OCOEE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,155 students
- INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEECombined · 919 students
- OCOEE ELEMENTARYElementary · 723 students
- THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEE1.2 mi · 919
- CITRUS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 506
- PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 776
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER AT CROWN POINT1.7 mi · 1,290
- OCOEE MIDDLE1.8 mi · 1,155
- ACCELERATION WEST1.9 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY?
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY serve?
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY have?
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY?
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 13% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY public or private?
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.