Joseph Williams Elementary School
Magnet · Grades K–5 · 398 students
Lake Forest Elementary School
4401 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
268
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alachua
Alachua County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lake Forest Elementary School
Lake Forest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gainesville, Florida, serving grades K–5. It is part of Alachua. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Alachua County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 268 students were enrolled, with about 14.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida elementary school (15.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 268 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Alachua
- County
- Alachua County
- NCES school ID
- 120003000005
Schools near Lake Forest Elementary School
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St. Patrick Interparish School
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School
Magnet · Grades K–5 · 312 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.