Enrollment
1,061
Elementary
DISTRICT 687 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165009041
WALLACE LAKE K-8
3354 WALLACE LAKE RD, PACE, FL 32571 · (850) 783-9653 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
315 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
75.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 have held steady.
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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
About WALLACE LAKE K-8
As a sizable primary school in PACE, Florida, WALLACE LAKE K-8 hosts 1,061 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within SANTA ROSA. That puts it 76% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
SANTA ROSA comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 29,643 students; WALLACE LAKE K-8 is among them.
Looking at the student body, WALLACE LAKE K-8 reports that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Rosa County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, WALLACE LAKE K-8 lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Rosa County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WALLACE LAKE K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 75.2%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Santa Rosa County) records that median household income runs about $91,922, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WALLACE LAKE K-8 is one of 42 public schools in Santa Rosa County (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students).
HIGH ROAD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WALLACE LAKE K-8 comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.5%.
WALLACE LAKE K-8 operates from an outlying location.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Santa Rosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
198,472
Census ACS
Median income
$91,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
29,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,410 students
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,946 students
- EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,100 students
- GULF BREEZE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 916 students
Other schools in PACE
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 846 students
- THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 823 students
- S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 676 students
- S. S. DIXON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH ROAD3.3 mi · 102
- S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 676
- THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 823
- BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 802
- PACE HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 2,316
- SANTA ROSA ONLINE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM5.5 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About WALLACE LAKE K-8How large is WALLACE LAKE K-8?
WALLACE LAKE K-8 enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades PK-08.
Is WALLACE LAKE K-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALLACE LAKE K-8 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at WALLACE LAKE K-8?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at WALLACE LAKE K-8.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WALLACE LAKE K-8?
At WALLACE LAKE K-8, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WALLACE LAKE K-8 in?
WALLACE LAKE K-8 is part of SANTA ROSA.
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