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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
870
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001120
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
720 E CLIFFORD ST, TAVARES, FL 32778 · (352) 343-2861 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
508 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (170).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
48.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 48.3% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 870 | 58.4% | 48.1% |
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 819 | 57.4% | 56.9% |
| ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS LAKELAND | 762 | 59.6% | 61.0% |
| FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRUITLAND PARK | 688 | 58.9% | 38.8% |
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 687 | 60.4% | 55.6% |
| THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL LADY LAKE | 740 | 56.5% | 61.3% |
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 TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,418 of 2,136 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,592 of 2,149 ▼ 123 | #24 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,369 of 2,149 ▲ 84 | #20 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #347 of 2,267 | #11 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #929 of 2,077 | #17 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #259 of 2,108 | #7 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #968 of 2,188 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #1,062 of 1,374 | #9 of 16 |
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
870
+70 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 870 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 58% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 56% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 875 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 61% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 55% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 59 | 15.9:1 | 70% (656) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 72% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 67% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 49% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 41 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in TAVARES, Florida, in Lake County. The school counts 870 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 44% above the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, LAKE, has 47,997 students enrolled across 60 schools.
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. The remaining students are 27% Black, 25% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 67%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers at TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The lunch program counts 58% of students at TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 38%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.1%) and its predicted rate (51.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Lake County has these Census figures: the median household income is $73,161, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake County is home to 67 public schools and about 47,997 public school students.
The shortest distance from TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to NON SCHOOL PK. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 870 students in 2024-25, 70 more than the 800 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 15.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in TAVARES
- TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,458 students
- PINECREST ACADEMY TAVARESElementary · 972 students
- TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 933 students
- NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONCombined · 18 students
- LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- NON SCHOOL PKElementary · 5 students
Nearby schools
- NON SCHOOL PK0.5 mi · 5
- NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION0.5 mi · 18
- TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,458
- LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAM0.9 mi · 5
- PINECREST ACADEMY TAVARES1.4 mi · 972
- LAKE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.6 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 870 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 41% White, 25% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LAKE in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.