LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact primary school in DADE CITY, Florida, LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 296 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by PASCO. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 604.

PASCO comprises 105 schools with combined enrollment of 86,873 students; LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% White, 22% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Pasco County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pasco County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is RODNEY B. COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 6.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 50% to 41%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.