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WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1450 E WEKIVA TRL, LONGWOOD, FL 32779 · (407) 746-3150 · Seminole County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
292 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K253%
Kindergarten11915%
Grade 111114%
Grade 212916%
Grade 313817%
Grade 412315%
Grade 515519%

This year's kindergarten class (119) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
40851%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
24731%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
618%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
334%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
506%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
38849%
Female
41252%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
69.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.4pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.5%67.8%
2023-2468.0%71.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school80036.5%69.9%
WOODLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGWOOD
78534.5%79.7%
RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER SPRINGS
72935.1%86.4%
SABAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGWOOD
92334.0%80.3%
VINEYARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES
80032.0%78.8%
FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOXAHATCHEE
68834.4%73.7%
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 WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
800
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258005414.8:137% (292)
2023-2481851.515.9:137% (300)
2022-2384248.917.2:134% (290)
2020-217974617.3:135% (278)
2017-188405714.7:130% (251)
2015-168196113.4:134% (276)
2010-117255014.5:129% (213)
2000-018594618.7:18% (72)
1990-918244219.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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.

Seminole County at a glance

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Population
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students

Quick facts

School name
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SEMINOLE
Address
1450 E WEKIVA TRL, LONGWOOD, FL 32779
Phone
(407) 746-3150
County
Seminole County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
800
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
292 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120171001901
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 800 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEMINOLE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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