Photo: Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0Tavares’s public schools outscore 55% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Tavares, 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.
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.
Tavares’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 413 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tavares’s, its schools beat 49%, 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 ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Tavares Middle School, then Tavares High School. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Pinecrest Academy Tavares and Liberty Christian Prep School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Tavares’s grade
B: better than 55% of Florida school districts, #361 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tavares, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Tavares
Tavares Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Tavares
Tavares Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 933 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Tavares
Tavares Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 933 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Tavares
Tavares Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 933 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Tavares
Tavares High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Tavares
Tavares High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Tavares
Tavares High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Tavares
Tavares High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tavares’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.
Below the state in reading
Tavares vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Tavares’s borders.
Every school in Tavares
5 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).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Nonschool Exceptional Education, Lake County Acer Program and Non School PK).
Questions about Tavares’s schools
Are Tavares’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Tavares children attend outscore 55% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #361 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tavares in?
Lake County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 47,340 students in 58 schools (2024–25).
Where do Tavares kids go to high school?
Tavares High School, with 1,458 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Tavares’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 Tavares spend per student?
$11,288 in Lake County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Tavares?
Yes: Liberty Christian Prep School (religious, grades PK–12, 487 students). Tavares also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Tavares families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tavares → They have their own page.
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.