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CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is an unified-grade school of roomy scale in SPRING HILL, Florida, operated by PASCO, instructing 1,154 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL sits 227% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 105 schools in PASCO (86,873 students total), CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 56.8%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pasco County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Pasco County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
DR. MARY GIELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 56.4%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 71% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 1,154). White enrollment moved from 73% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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