CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 7520 ORCHID LAKE RD, in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit primary school that works with 417 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within PASCO. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 105 schools in PASCO (86,873 students total), CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.6%; actual is 31.5%, a gap of -17.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Pasco County shows median household earnings sit near $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

Nearest neighbor: WENDELL KRINN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.