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Enrollment
783
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081003585
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4135 CALIFORNIA ST, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34604 · (352) 797-7067 · Hernando County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
285 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 77.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 783 | 36.4% | 74.5% |
| BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 696 | 35.8% | 77.2% |
| SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 706 | 34.8% | 49.2% |
| SORRENTO ELEMENTARY SORRENTO | 841 | 38.5% | 56.6% |
| PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 696 | 34.8% | 76.1% |
| LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL LUTZ | 771 | 34.8% | 69.5% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #310 of 2,136 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #285 of 2,149 ▲ 5 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #371 of 2,149 ▲ 142 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #508 of 2,267 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #978 of 2,077 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #1,073 of 2,108 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #1,672 of 2,188 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #379 of 621 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
783
+76 (+11%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 36% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 44% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 38% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 31% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 50% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 47% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 940 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 37% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 35% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by HERNANDO in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. It serves 783 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
HERNANDO is the district for CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 29 schools and 23,734 students.
A majority of students at CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 60%, are White. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Hernando County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
Its 50 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%. On average, public schools in Hernando County report 53%.
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 74.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hernando County show that median household income is about $66,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 31 public schools operate in Hernando County, serving about 23,734 students.
Of nearby public schools, NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 74.5% is above the 61.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students grew from 707 to 783 over 4 years.
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Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 943 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 754 students
Nearby schools
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH0.1 mi · 1,293
- HERNANDO COUNTY JAIL0.8 mi · 5
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,041
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH2.4 mi · 1,456
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS3.0 mi · 20
- JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 920
Frequently asked questions
About CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 783 students in grades PK-05.
Is CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HERNANDO in Hernando County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.