Pinecrest Lakes Prep, 1250 N. Hancock Road: a public charter middle and high school, grades 6-12, 262 students (2024-25), an A in 2026.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Pinecrest Lakes Prep and its principal’s message, staff, athletics, accreditation, dual enrollment, AP and lottery policy pages, the Florida Department of Education’s school directory and 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory and Lake County’s address and city limits data.

Pinecrest Lakes Prep is a tuition-free public charter middle and high school on North Hancock Road. The state and federal directories list it as Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy; its website and its principal call it Pinecrest Lakes Prep. It is one of the Pinecrest Academy, Inc. schools and has no attendance zone: families apply.

The school’s website gives its address as Minneola. The state and federal directories say Clermont, and Lake County’s address records place 1250 N. Hancock Road inside the City of Clermont. The state directory lists the University of Central Florida’s South Lake campus at the same address.

Who to call
Address 1250 N. Hancock Road, Clermont, FL 34711
Phone 352-717-4520
Grades 6 to 12
Type Public charter school, no tuition
2026 state grade A (79% of points)

Principal

Principal Christina Alcalde, according to the school’s staff directory and principal’s message.

Enrollment and teachers

The school had 262 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES directory. The same federal record lists 5 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 52.4 students per teacher as reported. The school’s staff directory lists more teachers than that by name. The school’s website has a total seat capacity page, which was empty on Oct. 8.

How admission works

The school’s enrollment 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 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.

State report card

Florida gave Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy an A in its 2026 school grades, after A’s in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 79% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (79% of points)
English language arts achievement 83%
Math achievement 78%
Science achievement 88%
Social studies achievement 74%
Graduation rate, 2024-25 99%
College and career acceleration, 2024-25 93%

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those results, students’ learning gains and, for high schools, graduation and college and career acceleration, the columns of the state’s file show. For a high 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.

Programs

  • Dual enrollment: students can take college classes through Doral College starting in ninth grade, the school’s dual enrollment page says, and the principal’s message describes an early college program in which students work toward an associate in arts degree while in high school.
  • Health Sciences Collegiate Academy: a two- or four-year program run with Lake-Sumter State College, South Lake Hospital, Lake County Schools, Montverde Academy and the University of Central Florida, according to the school’s academy page, which says graduates are guaranteed admission to UCF.
  • Advanced Placement: the school’s AP page lists AP World History, U.S. History, Psychology, Spanish Language, English Literature, Precalculus and Business with Personal Finance.
  • Accreditation: Cognia, the school’s accreditation page says.

Sports, calendar and bell times

The school’s athletics page lists girls volleyball and rowing with the Lake County Rowing Association in the fall; boys and girls basketball and boys soccer in the winter; rowing, boys volleyball and flag football in the spring; and cheerleading all year. Local results are on our high school scoreboard.

The school posts events on its calendar and monthly calendars in its news. Its bell schedule page had no schedule posted on Oct. 8; ask the front office.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Pinecrest Lakes Prep serve?

Grades 6 through 12. The state and federal directories list it as Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy, a public charter school at 1250 N. Hancock Road.

How do you get into Pinecrest Lakes Prep?

Apply on the school’s website. If applicants outnumber seats, the school holds a random lottery. Current students, siblings and children of teachers are admitted without the lottery, the school’s policy says.

What is Pinecrest Lakes Prep’s Florida school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, listed under Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy, with 79% of possible points and a 99% graduation rate. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Does Pinecrest Lakes Prep offer dual enrollment?

Yes. The school’s site says students can take dual enrollment classes through Doral College starting in ninth grade and work toward an associate in arts degree while in high school.