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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153003651
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5642 CECELIA DR, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652 · (727) 774-8600 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
358 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
51.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
513
-14 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.5:1
% White
49%
was 50%
% Hispanic
37%
was 29%
% Black
7%
was 10%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a low-enrollment primary school in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 513 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under PASCO.
Across the 105 schools in PASCO (86,873 students total), JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 37% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Pasco County's rate of about 37%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.2%, the actual is 50.9%, a residual of +4.7 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pasco County put median household earnings sit near $70,492, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: GULF HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Five-year trend. JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 513). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 29% to 37%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- GULF HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,518
- MITTYE P. LOCKE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY PREV PK-50.7 mi · 84
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 796
- ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 543
- RICHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 750
- COTEE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.