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What's one thing SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
984
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087008460
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES
18681 N DALE MABRY HWY, LUTZ, FL 33548 · (813) 619-5099 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL984 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
223 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (109).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
79.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
76.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 76.3% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES this school | 984 | 22.7% | 73.3% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 764 | 20.2% | 80.4% |
| ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 984 | 20.7% | 69.2% |
| OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 1,045 | 16.5% | 70.7% |
| GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY SANFORD | 804 | 27.7% | 68.9% |
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 SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #343 of 2,136 | #24 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #395 of 2,149 ▼ 52 | #27 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #176 of 2,149 ▲ 11 | #12 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 984 | #206 of 2,267 | #11 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #2,003 of 2,077 | #148 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #413 of 2,108 | #55 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #1,958 of 2,188 | #144 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.7% | #47 of 621 | #6 of 41 |
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
984
+206 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 984 | 46 | 21.4:1 | 23% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 58 | 16.7:1 | 25% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 18% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 8% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES.
About SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES
A high-enrollment elementary school in LUTZ, Florida, SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES is part of HILLSBOROUGH. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 984 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
The 300 schools of HILLSBOROUGH, including SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES, enroll 221,318 students.
No group is above 50% at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES; the largest is White, at 44%. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES reported 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.4:1. The school's 21.4:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 23% of students at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Florida public elementary schools.
The model predicts 69.8% for a school in Florida with SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES's free or reduced-price lunch share. SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES posts 73.3%.
The school's county is Hillsborough County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 320 public schools in the county, enrolling about 223,193, SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES among them.
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES's closest public school neighbor is SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 73.3% versus a 75.1% average.
The federal government classifies SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES's location as Suburb: Large. NCES lists SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES as a charter school.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 206 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.9:1 in 2020-21, and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,396 students
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,104 students
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Nearby schools
- SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 555
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 779
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL2.2 mi · 771
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 934
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 2,396
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,104
Frequently asked questions
About SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCESHow large is SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES?
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES enrolls approximately 984 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES serve?
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES is approximately 21.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES?
At SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES, the student body is approximately 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES public or private?
SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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