Summary:
Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy is a public charter school in Clermont, Florida, serving grades 6-12 with a student population of 242. The school is part of the Lake District, which is ranked 32 out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating.
Pinecrest Lakes consistently ranks among the top high schools in Florida, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the district and state averages in standardized tests. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 89% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in FAST English Language Arts, compared to 48% in the Lake District and 53% statewide. The school also has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 53.31% White, 7.44% African American, 33.06% Hispanic, 3.31% Asian, and 2.07% two or more races. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.5% in 2020-2021 to 17.9% in 2022-2023, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 4.48% to 27.27% during the same period.
Pinecrest Lakes outperforms the nearby traditional public high schools, such as South Lake High School, Lake Minneola High School, and East Ridge High School, in academic metrics like EOC and FAST assessments. However, the nearby charter school, Innovation Montessori High School, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with 64% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in FAST English Language Arts in 2022-2023, compared to 77% at Pinecrest Lakes. Pinecrest Lakes also has a higher spending per student ($9,051 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby traditional public high schools, which range from $7,490 to $7,927 per student, but has experienced significant fluctuations in its student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.7 in 2021-2022 to 40.3 in 2022-2023.
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Detail:
Public, Charter 6-12
District:
Lake
SchoolDigger Rank:
61st of 807 Florida High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,051
Student/teacher ratio: 40.3
Number of students: 242
Racial breakdown:
White:
53.3%
Hispanic:
33.1%
African American:
7.4%
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Asian:
3.3%
Two or more races:
2.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.3%
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