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What's the most underrated thing about SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008686
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY
15450 PORTER RD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 317-3200 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
62%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
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY→HAMLIN MIDDLE
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
81.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 82.9% |
% 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
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (81.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 726 | 8.4% | 81.9% |
| MORIKAMI PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 806 | 12.9% | 93.6% |
| WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 774 | 14.7% | 86.9% |
| PLATO ACADEMY CLEARWATER CLEARWATER | 616 | 4.9% | 70.0% |
| PARK TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKLAND | 981 | 10.2% | 79.3% |
| HAMLIN ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 549 | 9.5% | 85.6% |
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 SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #102 of 2,136 | #9 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #89 of 2,149 ▲ 65 | #7 of 159 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #119 of 2,149 ▲ 82 | #12 of 159 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #638 of 2,267 | #38 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,164 of 2,077 | #107 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #763 of 2,108 | #61 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #2,140 of 2,188 | #159 of 162 |
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
726
-102 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 16% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 828 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 19% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY.
About SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in WINTER GARDEN, Florida. It educates 726 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 20% bigger than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
A total of 272 schools make up ORANGE, with 207,778 students enrolled.
Roughly 52% of students at SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 42%. SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 45 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.1:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 8%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Orange County.
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.9%, compared with a predicted 77.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, the median household income is $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%. Orange County is home to 286 public schools and about 216,813 public school students.
Nearest public school: INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 73.7% on proficiency, and SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY is above that at 81.9%.
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 828 to 726 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news 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 WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,064 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 889
- HAMLIN MIDDLE2.0 mi · 953
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE2.0 mi · 1,178
- HAMLIN ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 549
- PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 797
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 2,685
Frequently asked questions
About SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY?
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 726 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY serve?
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY?
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY?
SUMMERLAKE ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.