James W. Sikes Elementary School vs. Scott Lake Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
James W. Sikes Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:
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Attribute
Most improved public schools
Student Attention
Scott Lake Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:
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Attribute
Math Proficiency
Overview
Serving 563 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, James W. Sikes Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 55% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 54% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 727 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Scott Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 68% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
563 students
727 students
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% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
54% | 46%
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Total Classroom Teachers
39 teachers
48 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Scott Lake Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Scott Lake Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-DBSWPN.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
15:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Scott Lake Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Scott Lake Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-2sL42J.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1465 out of 3704 schools in FL
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#1045 out of 3704 schools in FL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
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![This chart displays the overall school rank of Scott Lake Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Scott Lake Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-fCQdi7.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
68%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-nhYZsO.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-uDlfs3.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50-54%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-h5tHWm.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Scott Lake Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Scott Lake Elementary School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-BK6nMo.png)
Pre-K Students
4
31
Kindergarten Students
77
110
Grade 1 Students
76
117
Grade 2 Students
108
116
Grade 3 Students
113
124
Grade 4 Students
87
112
Grade 5 Students
98
117
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-QOLDCn.png)
% Hispanic
35%
24%
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% Black
12%
11%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-DCsEcM.png)
% White
48%
60%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-bthQc4P.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Scott Lake Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-blAk78a.png)
Diversity Score
0.64
0.57
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Scott Lake Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Scott Lake Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/20000/19588/scott-lake-elementary-school-chart-sRTYmS.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
37%
36%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
2%
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