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Enrollment
920
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081002503
JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3139 DUMONT AVE, SPRING HILL, FL 34609 · (352) 797-7055 · Hernando County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
563 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
52.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.6pp 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 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
920
-45 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
% White
48%
was 62%
% Hispanic
40%
was 25%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the big primary schools in SPRING HILL, Florida, operated by HERNANDO, with 920 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 29 schools in HERNANDO (23,734 students total), JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.
On the income-and-resources front, JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of -2.1 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Hernando County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Hernando County (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students).
The closest other public school is PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 5%, going from 965 students in 2018 to 920 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 25% to 40%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in SPRING HILL
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOLCombined · 1,154 students
- SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
Nearby schools
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.0 mi · 20
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH1.2 mi · 1,456
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,041
- GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY1.9 mi · 217
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,853
- GULF COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 920 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.4:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HERNANDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.