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WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 71.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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%.
Schools most like WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 800 | 36.5% | 69.9% |
| WOODLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 785 | 34.5% | 79.7% |
| RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER SPRINGS | 729 | 35.1% | 86.4% |
| SABAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 923 | 34.0% | 80.3% |
| VINEYARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 800 | 32.0% | 78.8% |
| FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOXAHATCHEE | 688 | 34.4% | 73.7% |
Where WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #472 of 2,136 | #17 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #741 of 2,149 ▼ 241 | #22 of 41 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #456 of 2,149 ▼ 31 | #18 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #469 of 2,267 | #10 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #622 of 2,077 | #25 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #674 of 2,108 | #33 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,670 of 2,188 | #27 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,177 of 1,374 | #24 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 37% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 51.5 | 15.9:1 | 37% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 48.9 | 17.2:1 | 34% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 30% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 61 | 13.4:1 | 34% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 29% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 46 | 18.7:1 | 8% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 42 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
About WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in LONGWOOD, Florida. A federal count lists 800 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 32% larger than that.
The 74 schools in SEMINOLE enroll 63,934 students altogether, WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students make up a majority at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 51%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 59% White share among all Seminole County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Seminole County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 62.9%. It scores 69.9%, 7.0 points above that figure.
Among Seminole County residents, the median household income is $85,761, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 69.9% is above the 56.6% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 797; in 2024-25, 800. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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