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Public School Review - Established 2003

Forest Lakes Elementary School

301 Pine Ave N
Oldsmar, FL 34677
(School attendance zone shown in map)
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9/
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Top 20%
Tel: (813) 891-0785
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Serving 480 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Forest Lakes Elementary School ranks in the top 20% 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 74% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).
The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 66% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 480 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 42%
  • : Top 20% in FL
  • : 74% (Top 20%)
  • : 70% (Top 20%)
  • : 65-69% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Forest Lakes Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 20%)

School Overview

Forest Lakes Elementary School's student population of 480 students has declined by 7% over five school years.
The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeForest Lakes Elementary School
Pre-K46
Kind73
160
279
371
467
584
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Total Students
480 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1995-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary School
2025480
2024501
2023498
2022483
2021519
2020541
2019510
2018521
2017521
2016538
2015560
2014558
2013617
2012643
2011681
2010701
2009735
2008748
2007781
2006803
2005850
2004820
2003840
2002891
2001813
2000761
1999765
1998739
1997776
1996642
1995326
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Total Classroom Teachers
36 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary School
202536
202436
202334
202235
202135
202038
201937
201837
201737
201641
201541
201444
201346
201248
201147
201047
200957
200850
200746
200648
200547
200446
200346
200245
200143
200039
199939
199838
199742
199639
199517
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School Rankings

Forest Lakes Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 3,662 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Forest Lakes Elementary School is 0.59, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School
State Level (FL)
#491 out of 3662 schools
(Top 20%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)

YearForest Lakes Elementary School
2023#491
2022#631
2021#349
2019#820
2018#655
2017#839
2016#565
2015#746
2013#1222
2012#740
2011#569
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74%
52%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202374%52%55%
202269%52%54%
202174%48%51%
201971%59%56%
201878%58%56%
201771%57%55%
201672%54%52%
201572%53%51%
201358%58%52%
201265%57%51%
201180%68%64%
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70%
52%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202270%52%51%
202173%52%51%
201968%56%54%
201865%55%56%
201764%54%51%
201668%52%51%
201561%53%52%
201463%58%56%
201366%58%56%
201271%57%56%
201181%62%61%
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65-69%
52%

Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202267%52%54%
202172%51%55%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
17:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1995-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202513:117:1
202414:118:116:1
202315:118:116:1
202214:117:116:1
202115:117:116:1
202014:117:117:1
201914:117:117:1
201814:116:116:1
201714:116:116:1
201613:116:116:1
201514:116:116:1
201413:116:115:1
201313:116:115:1
201213:116:115:1
201114:116:115:1
201015:116:116:1
200913:114:113:1
200815:115:116:1
200717:116:116:1
200617:116:116:1
200518:117:116:1
200418:118:118:1
200318:118:117:1
200220:118:119:1
200119:118:119:1
200020:118:119:1
199920:118:119:1
199819:118:119:1
199718:118:119:1
199616:118:118:1
199519:118:120:1
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American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
4%
3%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1995-2024)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
20243%3%5%
20235%3%5%
20223%3%5%
20214%3%5%
20204%3%5%
20194%3%5%
20184%4%5%
20174%4%5%
20163%3%4%
20155%3%5%
20145%3%5%
20136%3%4%
20126%3%5%
20118%3%4%
20109%4%6%
20098%4%6%
20088%3%6%
20078%3%5%
20066%2%4%
20056%3%5%
20047%3%4%
20037%3%4%
20024%3%3%
20014%2%3%
20002%2%3%
19991%2%3%
19981%2%3%
19951%2%3%
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Hispanic
26%
38%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1997-2024)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202424%37%20%
202323%37%19%
202221%36%19%
202123%35%18%
202022%34%18%
201921%34%18%
201822%32%16%
201722%32%16%
201621%32%16%
201518%31%16%
201418%30%14%
201318%29%14%
201215%29%13%
201114%28%13%
20109%27%11%
200910%26%11%
20088%26%11%
20078%25%10%
20068%24%8%
20057%23%7%
20045%22%7%
20035%21%6%
20024%20%6%
20015%19%5%
20003%18%4%
19993%17%4%
19984%16%3%
19971%16%3%
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Black
4%
21%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1997-2024)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
20244%21%20%
20234%21%20%
20226%21%20%
20218%22%20%
20208%22%20%
20196%22%20%
20185%22%19%
20175%22%19%
20167%23%20%
20157%23%19%
20147%23%19%
20136%23%19%
20127%23%19%
20118%23%19%
20108%24%20%
20096%24%20%
20085%24%20%
20075%24%20%
20064%24%20%
20054%24%19%
20045%24%19%
20033%24%19%
20023%25%19%
20014%25%19%
20003%25%19%
19996%25%19%
19984%25%19%
19972%25%19%
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White
58%
34%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1997-2024)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202462%35%50%
202361%35%51%
202264%36%51%
202159%36%52%
202061%37%53%
201963%37%53%
201863%39%56%
201763%39%56%
201665%39%57%
201566%40%56%
201466%41%58%
201366%42%59%
201268%42%59%
201166%43%60%
201071%45%63%
200974%46%63%
200877%47%63%
200777%48%65%
200681%50%68%
200583%50%69%
200483%51%70%
200385%52%71%
200288%52%72%
200187%54%73%
200092%55%74%
199990%56%74%
199891%57%75%
199797%57%75%
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Hawaiian
1%
n/a
Two or more races
7%
4%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
20246%4%5%
20237%4%5%
20226%4%5%
20216%4%5%
20205%4%4%
20196%4%4%
20186%3%4%
20176%3%4%
20164%3%3%
20154%3%4%
20143%3%4%
20133%3%4%
20124%3%4%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.59
0.70

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1995-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
20250.590.70
20240.560.700.66
20230.570.700.66
20220.540.700.65
20210.590.700.65
20200.570.700.64
20190.560.700.64
20180.550.700.62
20170.550.700.62
20160.530.700.62
20150.530.700.60
20140.540.690.61
20130.540.690.60
20120.510.690.60
20110.540.690.59
20100.490.690.54
20090.440.690.54
20080.410.680.54
20070.410.670.53
20060.330.640.49
20050.310.650.48
20040.310.640.47
20030.270.630.46
20020.220.630.45
20010.240.620.44
20000.170.620.42
19990.210.610.41
19980.180.600.40
19970.080.600.39
19960.060.590.39
19950.140.580.37
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Participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Yes
Eligible for Free Lunch
25%
42%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1995-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
202525%42%
202429%47%45%
202332%49%46%
202231%50%46%
202133%50%44%
202032%50%44%
201933%50%44%
201836%53%46%
201736%53%46%
201635%48%38%
201532%53%42%
201428%52%39%
201328%51%47%
201231%50%47%
201127%49%43%
201023%45%40%
200916%40%35%
200814%36%32%
200713%36%32%
200612%37%32%
200518%39%34%
200413%37%31%
200312%37%30%
20029%36%27%
200111%36%28%
200013%37%27%
199915%37%30%
199815%37%30%
199714%37%31%
199615%38%31%
19959%36%28%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
4%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)

YearForest Lakes Elementary SchoolFloridaPinellas School District
20255%4%
20246%4%5%
20235%4%5%
20223%3%3%
20212%4%3%
20202%6%5%
20194%6%5%
20184%5%3%
20174%5%3%
20164%4%3%
20154%5%3%
20146%6%4%
20136%7%6%
20125%7%6%
20117%7%7%
20107%9%8%
20096%9%9%
20084%9%9%
20076%9%9%
20066%9%9%
20055%9%9%
20045%9%9%
20035%9%9%
20024%9%8%
20013%9%8%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Pinellas School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Forest Lakes Elementary School's ranking?
Forest Lakes Elementary School is ranked #491 out of 3,662 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Florida.
What schools are Forest Lakes Elementary School often compared to?
Forest Lakes Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Oldsmar Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 70% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).
How many students attend Forest Lakes Elementary School?
480 students attend Forest Lakes Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
58% of Forest Lakes Elementary School students are White, 26% of students are Hispanic, 7% of students are Two or more races, 4% of students are Asian, 4% of students are Black, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Forest Lakes Elementary School?
Forest Lakes Elementary School has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the Florida state average of 17:1.
What grades does Forest Lakes Elementary School offer ?
Forest Lakes Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is Forest Lakes Elementary School part of?
Forest Lakes Elementary School is part of Pinellas School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 480 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 42%
  • : Top 20%
  • : 74% (Top 20%)
  • : 70% (Top 20%)
  • : 65-69% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

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