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Lake Schools
Lake is a public school district in Florida, based in Lake County (Tavares). SchoolGrade grades 55 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lake on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lake
51 of 55 schools in Lake carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 15B: 24C: 11D: 1
Best schools in Lake
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Cypress Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Imagine Schools At South Lake (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pinecrest Lakes Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pinecrest Academy Tavares (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Round Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pinecrest Lakes Middlehigh Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Ridge Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Minneola Conversion Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pine Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Lost Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Lake
High schools (8)
- B+ East Ridge High School, Clermont
- B- Eustis High School, Eustis
- B+ Lake Minneola High School, Minneola
- C+ Leesburg High School, Leesburg
- B Mt Dora High School, Mount Dora
- B South Lake High School, Groveland
- B- Tavares High School, Tavares
- C Umatilla High School, Umatilla
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- B- Carver Middle School, Leesburg
- A East Ridge Middle School, Clermont
- B- Eustis Middle School, Eustis
- B Gray Middle School, Groveland
- B- Mt Dora Middle School, Mount Dora
- C Oak Park Middle School, Leesburg
- B- Tavares Middle School, Tavares
- B+ Umatilla Middle School, Umatilla
- B+ Windy Hill Middle School, Clermont
Elementary and primary schools (22)
- C+ Beverly Shores Elementary School, Leesburg
- C+ Clermont Elementary School, Clermont
- A+ Cypress Ridge Elementary School, Clermont
- B Eustis Elementary School, Eustis
- B- Eustis Heights Elementary School, Eustis
- B- Fruitland Park Elementary School, Fruitland Park
- A- Grassy Lake Elementary School, Minneola
- C Groveland Elementary School, Groveland
- C Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg
- A- Lost Lake Elementary School, Clermont
- B Mascotte Elementary School, Mascotte
- A Pine Ridge Elementary School, Clermont
- Rimes Early Learning And Literacy Center, Leesburg
- A Round Lake Elementary School, Mount Dora
- B Sawgrass Bay Elementary School, Clermont
- A- Seminole Springs Elementary School, Eustis
- B Sorrento Elementary, Sorrento
- B Tavares Elementary School, Tavares
- A- The Villages Elementary Of Lady Lake School, Lady Lake
- B+ Treadway Elementary School, Leesburg
- C+ Triangle Elementary School, Mount Dora
- A- Umatilla Elementary School, Umatilla
Other schools and academies (16)
- D+ Alee Academy Charter School, Eustis
- B+ Altoona School, Altoona
- A+ Imagine Schools At South Lake, Clermont
- C+ Lake Hills School, Howey In The Hills
- Lake Pointe Academy, Clermont
- C- Lake Success Academy, Howey Iin The Hills
- A- Lake Virtual Franchise, Eustis
- Lake Virtual Instruction Program, Eustis
- A Minneola Conversion Charter School, Minneola
- Non School Pk, Tavares
- C- Nonschool Exceptional Education, Tavares
- B Pinecrest Academy, Four Corners Clermont
- A+ Pinecrest Academy Tavares, Tavares
- A+ Pinecrest Lakes Academy, Minneola
- A Pinecrest Lakes Middlehigh Academy, Clermont
- B Spring Creek Charter School, Paisley
Where Lake schools are
Cities and towns served (15)
- Clermont (11)
- Eustis (8)
- Leesburg (7)
- Tavares (6)
- Minneola (4)
- Mount Dora (4)
- Groveland (3)
- Umatilla (3)
- Altoona (1)
- Fruitland Park (1)
- Howey In The Hills (1)
- Lady Lake (1)
- Mascotte (1)
- Paisley (1)
- Sorrento (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Lake County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 48,285 students with 2,696 full-time-equivalent teachers and 5,991 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201050
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Lake
How many schools are in Lake?
SchoolGrade grades 55 public schools in Lake, across 15 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lake serve?
The largest by graded schools: Clermont, Eustis, Leesburg, Tavares, Minneola and 10 more.
How good are the schools in Lake?
Across the 51 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.9%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lake?
48,285 students were enrolled in Lake in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lake?
Lake is in Florida, based in Lake County, with its district office in Tavares. Its boundary covers about 952 sq mi.