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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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
673
+133 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.0:1
% White
40%
was 42%
% Hispanic
44%
was 39%
% Black
9%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in LUTZ, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH, educates 673 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.
Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 71.6%.
In the broader community, Hillsborough County reports that median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 65.7%.
MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Looking at the recent track record. MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 673). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 39% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.