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Schools in Black Hammock · Seminole County School District

Black Hammock’s public schools outscore 82% of Florida districts

In Black Hammock, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Black Hammock, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 8 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 8 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.9K
▼ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
60,417 students on the public path
In brief

Black Hammock’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 304 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Black Hammock’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,857 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

37 elementary schools, then 12 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Black Hammock’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 82% of Florida school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (304)Better than 93%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 37,034 test results and a graduating class of 5,080 could put Black Hammock anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Black Hammock’s students in the tested grades sat them (35,058 in math, 39,011 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Black Hammock, with each school’s own grade.

37 schools teach K in Black Hammock’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Sabal Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A+
923 students16:1Rate it →
Carillon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
907 students16:1Rate it →
Bentley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B+
903 students15:1Rate it →
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
A−
901 students16:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
A+
896 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Mary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A−
881 students15:1Rate it →
Bear Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apopka
B
849 students15:1Rate it →
Red Bug Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
A−
811 students15:1Rate it →
Wekiva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A
800 students15:1Rate it →
Midway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B−
789 students15:1Rate it →
Evans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
788 students14:1Rate it →
Woodlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A
785 students16:1Rate it →
Idyllwilde Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
C
773 students15:1Rate it →
Forest City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B+
765 students14:1Rate it →
Rainbow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
A+
729 students15:1Rate it →
Casselberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
A−
716 students15:1Rate it →
Lawton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
715 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
D
714 students13:1Rate it →
Heathrow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A+
713 students16:1Rate it →
Sterling Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
B+
700 students14:1Rate it →
Stenstrom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
697 students15:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A−
685 students16:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B−
671 students13:1Rate it →
Eastbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Park
B+
645 students14:1Rate it →
English Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fern Park
B−
637 students14:1Rate it →
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chuluota
A
611 students13:1Rate it →
Wicklow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
C−
585 students12:1Rate it →
Altamonte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B−
577 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Orienta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B
574 students15:1Rate it →
Longwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
B+
573 students15:1Rate it →
Layer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B+
543 students13:1Rate it →
Partin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
536 students15:1Rate it →
Keeth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
A
535 students16:1Rate it →
Spring Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B−
505 students14:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B+
503 students14:1Rate it →
Winter Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B−
501 students14:1Rate it →
Geneva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Geneva
A
486 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–537 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Black Hammock’s public schools are run by Seminole County School District, which also serves Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary and Longwood and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Seminole County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 74 schools · 63,934 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,857FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 52.1% · 39011 students tested
Math60%
State average 52.2% · 35058 students tested

Black Hammock vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Black Hammock’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Black HammockA−Seminole County
OviedoA−Seminole County
Winter SpringsA−Seminole County

All 2 neighbors share Seminole County with Black Hammock, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Black Hammock

58 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Black Hammockin other towns
Sabal Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A+
923 students16:1Rate it →
Carillon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
907 students16:1Rate it →
Bentley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B+
903 students15:1Rate it →
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
A−
901 students16:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
A+
896 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Mary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A−
881 students15:1Rate it →
Bear Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apopka
B
849 students15:1Rate it →
Red Bug Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
A−
811 students15:1Rate it →
Wekiva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A
800 students15:1Rate it →
Midway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B−
789 students15:1Rate it →
Evans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
788 students14:1Rate it →
Woodlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
A
785 students16:1Rate it →
Idyllwilde Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
C
773 students15:1Rate it →
Forest City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B+
765 students14:1Rate it →
Rainbow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
A+
729 students15:1Rate it →
Casselberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
A−
716 students15:1Rate it →
Lawton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
715 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
D
714 students13:1Rate it →
Heathrow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A+
713 students16:1Rate it →
Sterling Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casselberry
B+
700 students14:1Rate it →
Stenstrom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
697 students15:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mary
A−
685 students16:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B−
671 students13:1Rate it →
Eastbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Park
B+
645 students14:1Rate it →
English Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fern Park
B−
637 students14:1Rate it →
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chuluota
A
611 students13:1Rate it →
Wicklow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
C−
585 students12:1Rate it →
Altamonte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B−
577 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Orienta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B
574 students15:1Rate it →
Longwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longwood
B+
573 students15:1Rate it →
Layer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B+
543 students13:1Rate it →
Partin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oviedo
A
536 students15:1Rate it →
Keeth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
A
535 students16:1Rate it →
Spring Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altamonte Springs
B−
505 students14:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B+
503 students14:1Rate it →
Winter Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Springs
B−
501 students14:1Rate it →
Geneva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Geneva
A
486 students15:1Rate it →
Sanford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
A−
1,385 students18:1Rate it →
Jackson Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
A−
1,340 students19:1Rate it →
Milwee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longwood
B+
1,334 students18:1Rate it →
Millennium Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
B−
1,323 students17:1Rate it →
Chiles Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
A
1,279 students20:1Rate it →
Teague Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Altamonte Springs
B
1,120 students18:1Rate it →
Indian Trails Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Springs
B+
1,116 students18:1Rate it →
Tuskawilla Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
B+
1,060 students19:1Rate it →
Markham Woods Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Mary
B+
900 students18:1Rate it →
Rock Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longwood
A−
898 students19:1Rate it →
Greenwood Lakes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Mary
B
858 students17:1Rate it →
South Seminole Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Casselberry
B
842 students14:1Rate it →
Seminole High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
C+
3,807 students20:1Rate it →
Lake Brantley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Altamonte Springs
B−
2,813 students23:1Rate it →
Lake Mary High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Mary
B−
2,714 students21:1Rate it →
Hagerty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oviedo
A
2,449 students22:1Rate it →
Oviedo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oviedo
A−
2,312 students22:1Rate it →
Lake Howell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Park
C+
2,241 students22:1Rate it →
Lyman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longwood
C+
2,026 students21:1Rate it →
Winter Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Springs
B−
1,940 students20:1Rate it →
Crooms Academy of Information Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
A−
738 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Black Hammock’s schools

Are Black Hammock’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Black Hammock children attend outscore 82% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Black Hammock in?

Seminole County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 63,934 students in 74 schools (2024–25).

Where do Black Hammock kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Seminole High School, Lake Brantley High School, Lake Mary High School, Hagerty High School, Oviedo High School, Lake Howell High School, Lyman High School, Winter Springs High School and Crooms Academy of Information Technology.

What is Black Hammock’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Seminole County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Black Hammock spend per student?

$10,857 in Seminole County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.