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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