Pinecrest Academy Four Corners, 1100 S. U.S. 27, Clermont: a K-8 public charter school, 583 students (2024-25), an A in 2026. 352-978-3397.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Pinecrest Academy Four Corners and its hours, staff, athletics, calendar, open enrollment and lottery pages, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory and Lake County Schools’ school locations map data.

Pinecrest Academy Four Corners is a tuition-free public charter school on U.S. 27 in the far south of Lake County. Its mailing address is Clermont, but it sits in unincorporated Lake County, about 14 miles south of downtown Clermont, on the city limits map Lake County publishes. Lake County Schools’ map data lists it as an independent K-8 charter school. It is one of the Pinecrest Academy, Inc. schools, and it has no attendance zone: families apply.

Who to call
Address 1100 S. U.S. Highway 27, Clermont, FL 34714
Phone 352-978-3397
Grades K to 8, with pre-K classes
Type Public charter school, no tuition
School day 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. (K-1) or 3:15 p.m. (pre-K, grades 2-8)
2026 state grade A (65% of points)

Principal

Principal Toni Ruperez, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 583 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 22 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figures: the school’s controlled open enrollment seat count (PDF), updated Sept. 22, 2026, gives a capacity of 625 seats in kindergarten through eighth grade, with open seats in kindergarten (10), first grade (17), fourth (12), fifth (13), seventh (2) and eighth (10), and none in second, third or sixth.

How admission works

The school’s admissions and lottery policy (PDF), used by all Pinecrest Academy, Inc. schools, says:

  • The school sets and advertises a registration and lottery date.
  • Current students, siblings of enrolled or accepted students, children of the school’s teachers, children of active-duty members of the armed forces and, with limits, children of governing board members are admitted without the lottery if they file an intent-to-return form in time.
  • If qualified applicants outnumber the seats in a grade or program, every applicant goes into a random lottery, with a school administrator and a board member or independent auditor present. The rest go on a waitlist in the order drawn.
  • A family offered a seat has 72 hours to accept and complete the paperwork.

Florida’s controlled open enrollment law lets families from any district apply to a school that has room, the school’s seat count notes.

State report card

Florida gave Pinecrest Academy Four Corners an A in its 2026 school grades, after A’s in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 65% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (65% of points)
Third-grade English language arts achievement 66%
English language arts achievement 65%
Math achievement 62%
Science achievement 48%
Social studies achievement 95%
Middle school acceleration 72%

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. The state grades a K-8 campus as a combination school: A is 65% of possible points or more, B is 60% to 64%, C is 45% to 59% and D is 35% to 44%, the file says.

Calendar and bell times

The school’s hours page gives the day as 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. for kindergarten and first grade and 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for pre-K and grades 2 to 8. Breakfast is 8 to 8:30 a.m., before care 7 to 8 a.m. and after care until 6 p.m. The middle school bell schedule (PDF) ends at 3:15 p.m., or 2:15 p.m. on Wednesdays.

From the school’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: teacher workday and parent conference day
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, building closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: early release at noon
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; the third grading period begins Wednesday, Jan. 6

The school follows Lake County Schools for storm closures and make-up days, the calendar says.

Activities

The school’s athletics page lists girls volleyball, co-ed soccer, co-ed basketball, cheer and a dance team. Athletes need a physician-signed physical, and parents drive to away games. The school’s staff directory lists bilingual teachers in several grades between kindergarten and fifth grade.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Pinecrest Academy Four Corners serve?

Kindergarten through eighth grade in the federal directory; the school’s staff directory and hours page also list pre-K classes. It is a tuition-free public charter school at 1100 S. U.S. Highway 27, Clermont.

How do you get into Pinecrest Academy Four Corners?

Apply on the school’s website. If applications outnumber seats, the school holds a random lottery. Current students, siblings, children of teachers and of active-duty military members are admitted without the lottery.

What is Pinecrest Academy Four Corners’ Florida school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 65% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

What time does Pinecrest Academy Four Corners start?

8:30 a.m. Kindergarten and first grade end at 2:15 p.m.; pre-K and grades 2 to 8 end at 3:15 p.m., according to the school’s hours page.