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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192003128
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 E KICKLIGHTER RD, LAKE HELEN, FL 32744 · (386) 228-1125 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
268 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
53.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 60.8% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 477 | 56.2% | 59.2% |
| MCMULLEN-BOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 445 | 56.0% | 55.4% |
| FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARY ESTHER | 539 | 56.4% | 70.0% |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 502 | 61.6% | 56.8% |
| IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH BRADENTON | 456 | 54.2% | 47.3% |
| ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENTERPRISE | 544 | 59.0% | 55.9% |
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 VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #908 of 2,136 | #18 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #852 of 2,149 ▲ 58 | #17 of 48 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #1,154 of 2,149 ▼ 126 | #28 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #1,509 of 2,267 | #36 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #869 of 2,077 | #29 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #600 of 2,108 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #1,037 of 2,188 | #28 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #584 of 1,374 | #11 of 30 |
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
477
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 56% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 70% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 66% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 79% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 79% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 68% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 52% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in LAKE HELEN, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 477 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Within VOLUSIA, VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 87 schools. The district enrolls 61,765 students.
Enrollment at VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Volusia County residents. VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 56%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 53.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.2%.
In Volusia County (population about 579,622), median household income is about $70,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County, which together enroll about 61,765 students.
IVY HAWN CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is the public school closest to VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 445 in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 15.4:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in LAKE HELEN
- IVY HAWN CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 947 students
Nearby schools
- IVY HAWN CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.4 mi · 947
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,716
- TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 730
- GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 939
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 786
- FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 46% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
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