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What's the most underrated thing about LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153005692
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3253 TOWN AVE, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34655 · (727) 774-0800 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
197 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
Student demographics
35%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
64.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 69.0% |
% 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
64.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
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 →
Where LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #681 of 2,136 | #16 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #886 of 2,149 | #21 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #657 of 2,149 | #19 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #1,025 of 2,267 | #34 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #325 of 2,077 | #13 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #1,761 of 2,108 | #60 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #869 of 1,374 | #15 of 27 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
601
-78 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.3:1
% White
80%
was 87%
% Hispanic
12%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 601 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 39.8 | 14.8:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 43.1 | 14.8:1 | 40% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 34% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized elementary school in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida. The school's 601 students are in pre-K through 5.
Besides LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PASCO runs 104 other schools. The district enrolls 86,873 students.
At LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 80% of the student body. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 43 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school counts 197 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%.
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (64.1% versus 64.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
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 LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Pasco County has 110 other public schools.
The nearest public school is TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 1.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 63.1%, lower than LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 64.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 78 students since 2017-18, to 601. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 87% to 80%.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at LONGLEAF 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 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
- TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 540
- PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 489
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,201
- SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,498
- STARKEY RANCH K-82.0 mi · 1,927
- SEVEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LONGLEAF 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.