The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sterling Park Elementary School
Sterling Park Elementary sits on a quiet residential street in Casselberry, a suburban Seminole County city roughly ten miles north of downtown Orlando. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade within Seminole County Public Schools and draws an enrollment that is fairly large for an elementary setting. The student body is meaningfully diverse: Hispanic and white students each make up roughly similar shares and together account for most of the enrollment, with Black, multiracial, and Asian students rounding out the rest. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in a different economic context than some of its Seminole County neighbors and is worth keeping in mind when reading achievement data. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.
On the Florida FAST assessments from the most recent school year, the picture varies by grade and subject. Third grade results are the strongest, with most students reaching proficiency in both ELA and math. Fourth grade holds up reasonably well in ELA but shows a more modest math proficiency rate. By fifth grade, both reading and math proficiency rates drop to a range where fewer than two-thirds of students are meeting the standard, and the fifth-grade science assessment follows a similar pattern, with roughly three-fifths of students proficient. A sixth-grade math result appears in the data, but given that Sterling Park serves only through fifth grade, this likely reflects a very small group of students in an unusual placement; parents should ask the school directly about what that figure represents. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining. Families who want to understand how this school's outcomes compare to others across Seminole County should be aware that the comparison data set available here includes only one district, making a meaningful peer comparison impossible from this source alone.
Casselberry itself is car-dependent and organized around commercial highway corridors rather than a walkable center, though the residential neighborhoods off those corridors have a quieter feel. Publicly reported sources describe the city as containing more than a dozen parks, an extensive system of lakes, and civic amenities including the Seminole County Public Library's central branch. The city is in the middle of a longer-term redevelopment push along the US 17-92 corridor, with new apartment communities appearing alongside established ranch-style neighborhoods. The housing market near the school has seen home values slip modestly year over year, though they remain close to the Florida statewide median. Rents have edged upward slightly. Buying into this zip code at current prices, with a conventional mortgage, would put monthly housing costs well above what many families in this income range carry comfortably, so affordability is a genuine factor for families considering the area.
At the district level, Seminole County Public Schools made a few changes parents of elementary-age children will feel directly. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the district banned cell phones for elementary students throughout the entire school day, a shift from a more limited instructional-time restriction. The district also treats AI-assisted schoolwork as plagiarism, a policy in place since 2024-25. On the funding side, Seminole County voters renewed a one-cent infrastructure sales surtax that channels money into school facilities, security upgrades, and classroom technology. The district's property tax millage rate has edged down slightly in recent years, though rising home values mean most homeowners are still paying more in total school taxes than before.
Program offerings specific to Sterling Park were not available in the data we reviewed, so it is not possible to say what enrichment, intervention, or specialty programs the school runs. A parent looking to understand what academic supports exist for students who are below grade level, or what extension opportunities exist for advanced learners, should contact the school directly. The staffing and discipline data fields were also not reported, leaving gaps a visit or conversation with the school could help fill.
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