The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Science. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Groveland Elementary School
Groveland Elementary sits on Parkwood Avenue in a city that is changing fast. Groveland, publicly reported as one of Florida's fastest-growing cities, sits about 27 to 30 miles west of Orlando in south Lake County, surrounded by rolling hills and lakes. Its older downtown retains a small-block historic grid with local businesses and civic parks, while the edges are filling in with large master-planned subdivisions. Commerce parks near the State Road 19 and Florida's Turnpike interchange house major distribution employers. The physical character of the community is genuinely split between a walkable historic core and car-dependent new growth, and the school's enrollment reflects that expanding residential base.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Lake County district. It is not a charter or magnet school. Enrollment is sizeable for an elementary school. Racially and ethnically, the student body is majority Hispanic, with Black and white students each making up substantial shares and smaller groups across other categories. Slightly more than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic need is a real presence in the building. Data on English learner rates and special education IEP rates were not available in the records reviewed.
State testing data from Florida's FAST assessment and the Statewide Science Assessment for the most recent school year shows proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint across all tested grades and subjects. In reading, the gap between the strongest and weakest grade-level results is notable, with fourth grade showing the lowest rate. Math proficiency follows a similar pattern, with scores declining from third through fifth grade. The fifth-grade science result is the strongest single figure reported, though still under half of students reaching proficiency. These numbers are worth a direct conversation with school staff about what support structures are in place and what trajectory looks like year over year, particularly since multi-year trend data was not available for comparison.
No program listings were included in the data reviewed, so it is not possible to say from this record what enrichment, intervention, or specialty offerings the school provides. A parent would want to ask the school directly about reading intervention, math support, gifted services, and extracurriculars.
For families thinking about the housing market, home values in the Groveland zip code are roughly in line with both Florida and national medians, though they have pulled back somewhat over the past year. Rents have moved modestly upward. The price-to-income relationship places buyers in territory that is not inexpensive, and estimated monthly carrying costs for a typical home run meaningfully above local rents. The rental option absorbs a material share of a household's budget as well.
At the district level, Lake County voters in 2022 renewed a dedicated school safety property tax that funds safety officers, nurses, and mental health staff including psychologists, social workers, and counselors across the district. County commissioners have since voted to place an additional millage on the November 2026 ballot; if approved, the new funds would go toward teacher pay, recruitment, and retention, taking effect in 2027. These are meaningful financial decisions that affect what services are available at every school in the district. Separately, the district opened a new K-8 school in Minneola in fall 2025 with attendance boundary adjustments that redistributed students across several area schools; families new to the area should confirm current boundary assignments directly with the district. Florida's statewide cell phone ban during instructional time is also in effect across all Lake County public schools.
Groveland Elementary is a school in a community that is growing quickly and serving a student population with real economic diversity. The academic proficiency data as currently reported sits below state midpoints across the board, which parents should weigh and probe further rather than take as a final verdict on what the school offers individual children.
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