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Enrollment
1,154
Combined
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153008347
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
16500 LYCEUM WAY, SPRING HILL, FL 34610 · (813) 803-7903 · Pasco County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
349 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 1% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
59.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 52.9% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,154
+478 (+71%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 10.6:1
% White
61%
was 73%
% Hispanic
25%
was 16%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,154 | 71 | 16.3:1 | 30% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 68.5 | 16.4:1 | 37% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 1,147 | 73 | 15.7:1 | 41% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 64 | 10.6:1 | 38% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
About CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a large school serving multiple grade levels that serves part of SPRING HILL, Florida. Enrollment totals 1,154 students across kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 353.
The district for CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is PASCO, with 105 schools and 86,873 students.
The student body at CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Pasco County, the White share is about 72%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its ratio of 16.3:1 is based on 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Florida is 17.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.8% actual, 66.0% predicted).
For the population of Pasco County, the median household earns about $70,492 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL shares Pasco County with 110 other public schools.
DR. MARY GIELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 2.1 miles from CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in Florida.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 676 to 1,154. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which fell from 73% to 61%. The ratio was 10.6:1 in 2017-18 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
Other schools in SPRING HILL
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 920 students
- DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
Nearby schools
- DR. MARY GIELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 568
- CREWS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.2.4 mi · 709
- PASCO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)3.8 mi · 139
- ANGELINE ACADEMY OF INNOVATION3.8 mi · 1,088
- PASCO ESCHOOL-VIRTUAL FRANCHISE3.8 mi · 610
- PASCO COUNTY CORRECTION DEPARTMENT4.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOLHow many students attend CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,154 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL serve?
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL have?
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL are roughly 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL in?
CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.