DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 524 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by PASCO.

DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 105 schools operated by PASCO, a district that works with 86,873 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pasco County put median household earnings sit near $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

The closest other public school is PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 524). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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