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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153003013
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1422 OAK GROVE BLVD, LUTZ, FL 33559 · (813) 794-1600 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
232 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
71%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
61.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 63.1% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 738 | 31.4% | 64.1% |
| LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 755 | 28.1% | 61.0% |
| PARK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 801 | 30.6% | 73.3% |
| BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 732 | 26.5% | 74.2% |
| PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 574 | 31.5% | 67.4% |
| ELBRIDGE GALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 842 | 35.9% | 77.0% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #680 of 2,136 | #15 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #753 of 2,149 ▲ 65 | #16 of 60 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #798 of 2,149 ▼ 15 | #23 of 60 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #600 of 2,267 | #19 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,401 of 2,077 | #54 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #167 of 2,108 | #8 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #1,791 of 2,188 | #36 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #546 of 621 | #24 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
738
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 738 | 43.7 | 16.9:1 | 31% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 45.5 | 17.2:1 | 36% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 50.5 | 15.6:1 | 46% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 41% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 49% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 43% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 63 | 12.9:1 | 32% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 15% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in LUTZ, Florida. A federal count lists 738 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
PASCO counts 86,873 students in its 105 schools, and DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Among people living in Pasco County, the White share is about 72%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.9:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 31% of enrollment.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 64.1%. Predicted: 65.4%.
Among Pasco County residents, the median household income is $70,492, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Pasco County has 110 other public schools.
The school nearest to DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 2.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 699 in 2020-21 to 738 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.9:1 to 16.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 LUTZ
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,396 students
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,104 students
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCESElementary · 984 students
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 934 students
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 559
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 858
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL3.4 mi · 1,869
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 779
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL3.6 mi · 771
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 2,130
Frequently asked questions
About DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-05.
Is DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.