MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, part of PASCO, works with 567 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 105 schools operated by PASCO, a district that educates 86,873 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pasco County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

FIVAY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 566 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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