The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 55% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Enterprise Elementary School
Enterprise Elementary sits on Main Street in a small, historically protected unincorporated community on the northern shore of Lake Monroe in Volusia County. The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, so there is no graduation rate here and no middle or high school programming to evaluate. State testing applies only to the tested grades, which in Florida means third through fifth.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's math proficiency runs in the low-to-mid sixties across third, fourth, and fifth grade, which is a solid showing for an elementary school in this part of the state. Reading proficiency is somewhat softer, ranging from the upper fifties to mid-sixties depending on grade, with fourth grade coming in lower than the others. Science, assessed at fifth grade only, lands in the mid-fifties. These are honest, middling results, not notably high but not alarming. Multi-year trend data was not available in what we reviewed, so whether the school is moving in either direction is something a parent may want to ask about directly. No breakdown by student subgroup was provided, so it is not possible to characterize how different groups of students perform relative to one another.
The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with Hispanic students making up the largest share, followed closely by white students, and then a meaningful share of Black students, plus smaller multiracial and Asian populations. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning this school serves a predominantly economically lower-income population. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we received, so families of children who receive special services or are in language programs should inquire with the school directly. The enrollment is on the larger side for a community of Enterprise's scale, drawing from what is a genuinely small historic village and the surrounding area.
The place itself shapes the context meaningfully. Enterprise is deliberately not growing the way its neighbors are. Deltona to the west and DeBary to the east have expanded substantially, and SunRail access has accelerated planning around DeBary in particular. Enterprise, by contrast, is governed by a county local plan, a historic-village overlay, and a community overlay zone that collectively constrain new construction and commercial development. The community's character is rural and quiet, oriented around Lake Monroe, the Spring-to-Spring Trail, Green Springs Park, and the small historic district rather than a commercial center. Day-to-day life is car-dependent, though the regional trail network offers recreational movement on foot and by bike. The nearest public library is in Deltona, and the nearest passenger rail is at the DeBary SunRail station in the adjacent city.
Housing in the zip code has dipped modestly in value over the past year, putting it well below the Florida statewide benchmark. Rents have edged up slightly. For buyers, the local price-to-income ratio sits close to the national average, which makes this one of the relatively more accessible housing markets in a state where affordability has tightened considerably. Renting here runs at a manageable share of median income. Families priced out of the broader Central Florida and coastal Volusia markets may find Enterprise and the immediate surrounding area more within reach.
Program and course offering data were not available for Enterprise Elementary in the materials reviewed, so specific enrichment, gifted, ESE, or intervention programming cannot be described here. The school is a regular public school within the Volusia County School District. No charter or magnet designation applies. The district brief search did not surface confirmed recent parent-relevant changes at the district level, so that context was left out rather than guessed at.
For a family drawn to a small-town, historically grounded setting within reach of the Orlando metro and the I-4 corridor, and comfortable with proficiency numbers that sit in a middle range rather than at the top of state comparisons, Enterprise Elementary is a neighborhood school worth visiting in person to understand its programs and classroom culture more fully.
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