LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary-level community in LAND O LAKES, Florida, overseen by PASCO, teaches 559 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within PASCO, which oversees 105 schools and 86,873 students, LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, On paper, LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pasco County put the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

The closest other public school is DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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