TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · TAVARES, FL

TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in TAVARES, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 870 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

870

Teachers (FTE)

56.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	359	41%
Black or African American	233	27%
Hispanic/Latino	214	25%
Two or more races	54	6%
Asian	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	870	451M / 419F

English Language Learners: 26 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +0.2pp	48.8%	383
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -7.2pp	52.2%	381
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	129

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

199

22.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	870	100%

Contact & Location

720 E CLIFFORD ST

TAVARES, FL 32778

Phone: (352)343-2861

http://tel.lake.k12.fl.us

District

LAKE

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,355

District enrollment: 47,444

Other Schools in District

ALTOONA SCHOOL Elementary
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY Elementary
BEVERLY SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EUSTIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32778) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120105001120

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD