Schools in Lake Kerr · Marion County School District
Lake Kerr’s public schools score below 84% of Florida districts
The public schools Lake Kerr’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
16%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 6 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Lake Kerr compares
C− Test scoresD Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (165)Better than 16%
High confidence. Built on 23,456 tested students and a graduating class of 3,201; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Kerr.
31 schools teach Pre-K in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
31 schools teach K in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
31 schools teach 1st grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
31 schools teach 2nd grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
30 schools teach 3rd grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
30 schools teach 4th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
30 schools teach 5th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary School, Marion Oaks Elementary School, Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School and Saddlewood Elementary School and more.
10 schools teach 6th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belleview Middle School, Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks, Liberty Middle School and Lake Weir Middle School and more.
10 schools teach 7th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belleview Middle School, Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks, Liberty Middle School and Lake Weir Middle School and more.
10 schools teach 8th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belleview Middle School, Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks, Liberty Middle School and Lake Weir Middle School and more.
7 schools teach 9th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Port High School, Forest High School, Belleview High School and Vanguard High School and more.
7 schools teach 10th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Port High School, Forest High School, Belleview High School and Vanguard High School and more.
7 schools teach 11th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Port High School, Forest High School, Belleview High School and Vanguard High School and more.
7 schools teach 12th grade in Lake Kerr’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Port High School, Forest High School, Belleview High School and Vanguard High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–831 schoolsDepends on your address
830 middle schoolsDepends on your address
810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading43%
State average 52%
Math42%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Lake Kerr
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Lake Kerr · in other towns
Sunrise Elementary School
C1,402 students19:1Rate it →
Marion Oaks Elementary School
C1,196 students18:1Rate it →
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School
B+1,010 students19:1Rate it →
Saddlewood Elementary School
B+1,007 students19:1Rate it →
Fort McCoy School
C931 students17:1Rate it →
Ward-Highlands Elementary School
B+908 students15:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary School
C+873 students21:1Rate it →
Harbour View Elementary School
C+833 students17:1Rate it →
Maplewood Elementary School
B+819 students13:1Rate it →
Dr. N H Jones Elementary School
A+789 students15:1Rate it →
Legacy Elementary School
C753 students22:1Rate it →
Romeo Elementary School
B−747 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Lake Kerr
There’s no college in Lake Kerr, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Johns River State College in Palatka, 20.3 miles away.
Saint Johns River State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Palatka
20.3 mi4,687 students
Taylor CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Ocala
23.2 mi206 students
Rasmussen University-FloridaUniversity or college · For-profit · Ocala
26.3 mi2,238 students
College of Central FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Ocala
27.8 mi4,391 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Kerr. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.