SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES

SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES is a large elementary campus in LUTZ, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school serves 984 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 63% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 75.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 55%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 984 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 55% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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