BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary campus, run under HERNANDO. It instructs 687 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 29 schools in HERNANDO (23,734 students total), BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Hernando County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hernando County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 45.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hernando County put median household earnings sit near $66,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Hernando County (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students).

Nearest neighbor: HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 687). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 71% to 63%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.