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.

On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.