Summary:
Zip code 32730 in Fern Park, Florida, is home to a single elementary school, English Estates Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 637 students and a high level of economic disadvantage, with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
As the only school in the area, English Estates Elementary presents a fascinating profile of contrasts. The school is part of the high-performing Seminole County district, which ranks in the 89th percentile statewide, yet the school itself sits at the 50th percentile overall. Its standout achievement is a perfect 100% proficiency rate in 6th Grade Math for two consecutive years, though this likely reflects a very small cohort of accelerated students. The school also shows strong improvement, particularly in 5th Grade Science, which jumped 16 percentage points to 59%, nearly matching the state average. However, a critical weakness emerges in 5th Grade Math, where proficiency plummets to just 33%—a dramatic 35-point drop from 4th Grade Math (68%) and well below both district and state averages. This "5th Grade Wall" in math is the most significant area of concern for parents to investigate.
Despite serving a high-poverty population, the school performs at or near state averages in several early-grade subjects, suggesting effective instruction in the lower grades. Chronic absenteeism sits at 25.8%, slightly above the district average but below the state average. The school's per-student spending of $11,282 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 provide a solid foundation. For parents, the key takeaway is that English Estates Elementary is a school of potential and contrasts: it excels in accelerating top math students and improving science scores, but faces a significant challenge in 5th Grade math that warrants close attention and likely targeted intervention.
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