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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
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 | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 41.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 445 | 61.8% | 42.4% |
| SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 470 | 59.1% | 55.4% |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 455 | 61.5% | 42.3% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES MIAMI | 400 | 64.0% | 49.5% |
| DICKENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 514 | 61.3% | 39.0% |
| ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH PLANT CITY | 457 | 56.9% | 47.9% |
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 LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,702 of 2,136 | #133 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,773 of 2,149 ▼ 16 | #132 of 159 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,682 of 2,149 ▲ 4 | #127 of 159 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #1,626 of 2,267 | #129 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #445 of 2,077 | #26 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #1,598 of 2,108 | #127 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #833 of 2,188 | #51 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #373 of 1,374 | #37 of 112 |
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
445
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 530
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 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 62% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 72% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 66% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 73% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 85% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 61% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY.
About SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in OCOEE, Florida. It enrolled 445 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is run by ORANGE, whose 272 schools enroll 207,778 students.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY combined. Smaller groups are 13% White, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY comes in at 43%.
Teacher staffing is 31 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 62% of students, or 275, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.4% is 7.8 points below the 50.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Orange County, median household income is about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 286 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 216,813 students.
Nearby, INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEE is about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 465 to 445.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Spring Lake Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Spring Lake Elementary. SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL · 505 students
- Spring Lake ElementaryWoodland, CA · 387 students
- Spring Lake Elementary SchoolManito, IL · 55 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.