The brief
An alternative high school in Mascotte, FL serving grades 6th – 12th.
Florida rates The Academy at Lake Hills School- South on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining. In reading, 50% of eligible students made learning gains; 81% of students were tested. Its previous rating was Maintaining, in 2024-25.
The Academy at Lake Hills School- South is listed in Lake, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on FL statewide data. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 3/4 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 34753; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Orlando school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $77,477
- Median home value
- $285,100
- Median rent
- $1,536/mo
- College educated
- 19.9%
- Homeownership
- 79.5%
- Poverty rate
- 6.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 34753; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 36
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 42
- Somewhat Bikeable
Walk, transit and bike scores by
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 44.4%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
Compare nearby
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does The Academy at Lake Hills School- South serve?
The Academy at Lake Hills School- South serves students in grades 6th through 12th.
How many students attend The Academy at Lake Hills School- South?
The Academy at Lake Hills School- South has an enrollment of approximately 36 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Academy at Lake Hills School- South?
The student-teacher ratio at The Academy at Lake Hills School- South is 6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does The Academy at Lake Hills School- South rank in FL?
The Academy at Lake Hills School- South ranks #1,271 of 3,811 schools in FL.
What is The Academy at Lake Hills School- South's MySchoolScout rating?
The Academy at Lake Hills School- South has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context. Florida also rates The Academy at Lake Hills School- South on learning gains: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining.
Is The Academy at Lake Hills School- South a charter school?
No, The Academy at Lake Hills School- South is not a charter school. It is an alternative public school.
Is The Academy at Lake Hills School- South a Title I school?
No, The Academy at Lake Hills School- South is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for The Academy at Lake Hills School- South?
44.4% of students at The Academy at Lake Hills School- South qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 36
- Student-teacher ratio
- 6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Florida School Improvement Rating
- Maintaining (2025-26, on learning gains)
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Lake County
- Phone
- (352) 394-2035
- 4-year graduation
- 50%+
- Federal four-year cohort rate, class of 2023 (EdFacts). Counts students who need more than four years, common where students arrive mid-year and behind on credits, as not graduating.
- Rank in district
- #10 of 51
- Schools in district
- 61
- District spending per student
- $10,770
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 11.3%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 34753)
- 7,479
- Area average commute
- 33.8 min
- Area median age
- 30.8
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.