South Lake Today

The most represented ethnicity among Lake County students was white, accounting for 46.3% of the student population, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 47,452 students attending Lake County schools, 46.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.6% of Lake County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Lake County, representing 46.1% of the student body.

Lake Success Academy had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 35.3% Black students and 29.4% white students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 3.5% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alee Academy Charter School	White	39.2%	158
Altoona School	White	80.5%	292
Astatula Elementary School	White	53.4%	656
Beverly Shores Elementary School	Black	46.7%	626
Carver Middle School	White	37%	837
Clermont Elementary School	Hispanic	35.3%	572
Cypress Ridge Elementary School	White	60.9%	593
East Ridge High School	White	38.4%	2,604
East Ridge Middle School	White	44%	1,182
Eustis Elementary School	White	37.2%	358
Eustis Heights Elementary School	White	31.2%	676
Eustis High School	White	46.2%	1,368
Eustis Middle School	White	45.9%	824
Fruitland Park Elementary School	White	47.1%	733
Grassy Lake Elementary School	White	48%	1,209
Gray Middle School	Hispanic	40.2%	1,148
Groveland Elementary School	Hispanic	43.7%	744
Hope Forest Academy	Black	79%	19
Imagine Schools at South Lake	White	63.3%	1,053
Lake County Acer Program	Black	< 10%	< 10
Lake Hills School	White	51.1%	233
Lake Minneola High School	White	44.4%	2,176
Lake Pointe Academy	Hispanic	53.7%	1,070
Lake Success Academy	Black	35.3%	34
Lake Virtual Franchise	White	54.6%	357
Lake Virtual Instruction Program	White	< 10%	< 10
Leesburg Elementary School	Black	32.6%	822
Leesburg High School	White	38.5%	1,641
Lost Lake Elementary School	White	41.3%	1,143
Mascotte Elementary School	Hispanic	53.1%	855
Minneola Conversion Charter School	White	53.2%	1,717
Mt. Dora High School	White	51%	1,334
Mt. Dora Middle School	White	43.1%	846
Non School PK	Black	< 10%	< 10
Nonschool Exceptional Education	Black	< 10%	26
Oak Park Middle School	Black	40.2%	575
Pine Ridge Elementary School	White	62%	773
Pinecrest Academy Four Corners	Hispanic	60.2%	510
Pinecrest Academy Tavares	White	49.4%	812
Pinecrest Lakes Academy	White	48.1%	1,006
Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy	White	53.3%	242
Rimes Early Learning & Literacy Center	Black	37.8%	233
Round Lake Elementary School	White	71.6%	1,194
Sawgrass Bay Elementary School	Hispanic	43.8%	735
Seminole Springs Elementary School	White	67.6%	479
Sorrento Elementary School	White	58.8%	862
South Lake High School	White	38.7%	2,169
Spring Creek Charter School	White	81%	630
Tavares Elementary School	White	47.4%	875
Tavares High School	White	54.2%	1,507
Tavares Middle School	White	53.3%	1,070
The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake School	White	50.7%	761
Treadway Elementary School	White	58.4%	879
Triangle Elementary School	Hispanic	40.2%	783
Umatilla Elementary School	White	72.9%	660
Umatilla High School	White	77%	861
Umatilla Middle School	White	75.1%	595
Windy Hill Middle School	Hispanic	38.5%	1,280