SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of tight-knit scale in ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida, run under SEMINOLE, hosting 505 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SEMINOLE comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 63,934 students; SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 22% Black, 14% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Seminole County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.6%; SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 55.4%, +16.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Seminole County shows median household income runs about $85,761, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students).

The closest other public school is FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.1%.

SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 23% to 14% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.