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Schools in Pine Lakes · Lake County School District

Pine Lakes’s public schools outscore 55% of Florida districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pine Lakes, 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 97% 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
49%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▼ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 13% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
37,777 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 461 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pine Lakes’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 51% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,288 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

21 elementary schools, then 11 middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. 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 Pine Lakes’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 55% of Florida school districts. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (461)Better than 38%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 25,973 test results and a graduating class of 3,267 could put Pine Lakes anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Pine Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (25,001 in math, 26,945 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

21 schools teach K in Pine Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Aurelia M. Cole Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clermont
1,500 students17:1Rate it →
Grassy Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minneola
B+
1,293 students15:1Rate it →
Lost Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
A−
997 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Pointe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clermont
985 students16:1Rate it →
Tavares Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tavares
B−
870 students16:1Rate it →
Sawgrass Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
B−
853 students16:1Rate it →
Leesburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
C−
843 students18:1Rate it →
Sorrento Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sorrento
B
841 students14:1Rate it →
Treadway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
B
836 students15:1Rate it →
The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lady Lake
A−
740 students15:1Rate it →
Triangle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Dora
C
695 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
B+
690 students15:1Rate it →
Umatilla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Umatilla
B+
689 students16:1Rate it →
Fruitland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fruitland Park
C+
688 students15:1Rate it →
Eustis Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Groveland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groveland
C−
683 students14:1Rate it →
Beverly Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
C
596 students16:1Rate it →
Cypress Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
A+
567 students15:1Rate it →
Seminole Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B+
469 students14:1Rate it →
Eustis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B−
422 students15:1Rate it →
Rimes Early Learning & Literacy Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Leesburg
242 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Pine Lakes’s public schools are run by Lake County School District. 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.

Lake County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 58 schools · 47,340 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,288FL $13,006 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 52.1% · 26945 students tested
Math51%
State average 52.2% · 25001 students tested

Pine Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Pine Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pine LakesBLake County

Every school in Pine Lakes

38 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 Pine Lakesin other towns
Aurelia M. Cole Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clermont
1,500 students17:1Rate it →
Grassy Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minneola
B+
1,293 students15:1Rate it →
Lost Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
A−
997 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Pointe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clermont
985 students16:1Rate it →
Tavares Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tavares
B−
870 students16:1Rate it →
Sawgrass Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
B−
853 students16:1Rate it →
Leesburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
C−
843 students18:1Rate it →
Sorrento Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sorrento
B
841 students14:1Rate it →
Treadway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
B
836 students15:1Rate it →
The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lady Lake
A−
740 students15:1Rate it →
Triangle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Dora
C
695 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
B+
690 students15:1Rate it →
Umatilla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Umatilla
B+
689 students16:1Rate it →
Fruitland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fruitland Park
C+
688 students15:1Rate it →
Eustis Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Groveland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groveland
C−
683 students14:1Rate it →
Beverly Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
C
596 students16:1Rate it →
Cypress Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clermont
A+
567 students15:1Rate it →
Seminole Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B+
469 students14:1Rate it →
Eustis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eustis
B−
422 students15:1Rate it →
Rimes Early Learning & Literacy Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Leesburg
242 students11:1Rate it →
East Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clermont
B+
1,089 students19:1Rate it →
Windy Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clermont
B
1,017 students18:1Rate it →
Gray Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groveland
B−
985 students18:1Rate it →
Tavares Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tavares
C+
933 students16:1Rate it →
MT. Dora Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Dora
B−
845 students21:1Rate it →
Eustis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eustis
C+
790 students17:1Rate it →
Carver Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leesburg
C+
737 students16:1Rate it →
Umatilla Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Umatilla
B
633 students20:1Rate it →
Oak Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leesburg
C
558 students18:1Rate it →
East Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clermont
B−
2,683 students23:1Rate it →
Lake Minneola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Minneola
B
2,309 students23:1Rate it →
South Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Groveland
C
2,137 students21:1Rate it →
Leesburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Leesburg
C−
1,724 students23:1Rate it →
MT. Dora High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Dora
C
1,500 students22:1Rate it →
Tavares High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tavares
C
1,458 students21:1Rate it →
Eustis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eustis
C
1,274 students19:1Rate it →
Umatilla High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Umatilla
D
922 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Lakes’s schools

Are Pine Lakes’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Pine Lakes children attend outscore 55% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pine Lakes in?

Lake County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 47,340 students in 58 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pine Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: East Ridge High School, Lake Minneola High School, South Lake High School, Leesburg High School, MT. Dora High School, Tavares High School, Eustis High School and Umatilla High School.

What is Pine Lakes’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Lake County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Pine Lakes spend per student?

$11,288 in Lake 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.