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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153001585
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10055 SWEET BAY CT, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34654 · (727) 774-4500 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
297 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
554
-199 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.0:1
% White
69%
was 81%
% Hispanic
18%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary-level community in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, part of PASCO. The school educates 554 students in grades pre-K through 5.
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 105 schools operated by PASCO, a district that hosts 86,873 students overall.
In terms of who attends, CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest comes out to 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pasco County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.3%; actual is 39.2%, a gap of -15.1 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pasco County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).
The closest other public school is RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.0%.
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 26%, going from 753 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 69%. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
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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 NEW PORT RICHEY
- RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,798 students
- GULF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,518 students
- DAYSPRING ACADEMYCombined · 1,259 students
- RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,026 students
- ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 796 students
Nearby schools
- RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,026
- RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,798
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS1.6 mi · 55
- PEPIN ACADEMIES OF PASCO COUNTY2.0 mi · 300
- CHASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 612
- DAYSPRING ACADEMY2.4 mi · 1,259
Frequently asked questions
About CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.