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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002702
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
939 DEBUEL RD, LUTZ, FL 33549 · (813) 949-0337 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
261 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
69.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
80.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 80.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 75.6% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL this school | 673 | 38.8% | 71.6% |
| TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 687 | 40.0% | 60.6% |
| LOXAHATCHEE GROVES ELEMENTARY LOXAHATCHEE | 695 | 43.0% | 59.2% |
| BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 667 | 38.2% | 65.0% |
| LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY WINTER PARK | 629 | 35.5% | 61.8% |
| TRAFALGAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 910 | 39.8% | 62.5% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #397 of 2,136 | #31 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #257 of 2,149 ▲ 102 | #20 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #442 of 2,149 ▲ 98 | #32 of 176 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #801 of 2,267 | #70 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #453 of 2,077 | #33 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #655 of 2,108 | #69 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,618 of 2,188 | #115 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.6% | #146 of 621 | #12 of 41 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
673
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 673 | 46.8 | 14.4:1 | 39% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 46.5 | 14.4:1 | 46% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 43% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 59 | 12.0:1 | 62% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 64% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 45 | 12.3:1 | 58% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 34% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 954 | 51 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL.
About MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in LUTZ, Florida. The student body numbers 673 students, from pre-K through 8.
HILLSBOROUGH enrolls 221,318 students in 300 schools, including MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL.
Hispanic students are the largest group at MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL, with 44% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. By the diversity index, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
Teachers at the school number 46.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL's results are 9.8 points above predicted: 71.6% against 61.7%.
Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.
Nearby, LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The number of students dropped from 707 to 673 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.0 to 14.4 over 4 years.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
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- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
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- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in LUTZ
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,396 students
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,104 students
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCESElementary · 984 students
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 934 students
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
Nearby schools
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 779
- LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 761
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL1.6 mi · 771
- BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 928
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES3.1 mi · 984
- MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOLHow large is MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL?
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-08.
Is MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL.
How diverse is MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL?
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 44% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL in?
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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