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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153002240
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
12019 TREE BREEZE DR, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34654 · (727) 774-4600 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
347 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
54%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
39.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 38.2% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 567 | 61.2% | 40.5% |
| DR. MARY GIELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 568 | 63.2% | 45.9% |
| SUGAR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 526 | 60.8% | 58.8% |
| SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 496 | 57.7% | 52.6% |
| FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT WHITE | 644 | 63.0% | 46.7% |
| LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYO | 546 | 65.6% | 65.5% |
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 MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,785 of 2,136 | #44 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,963 of 2,149 ▼ 85 | #48 of 60 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,800 of 2,149 ▼ 194 | #45 of 60 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,157 of 2,267 | #37 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #261 of 2,077 | #9 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #1,194 of 2,108 | #49 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #860 of 2,188 | #20 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #619 of 621 | #25 of 26 |
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
567
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 567 | 41.4 | 13.7:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 37.3 | 15.9:1 | 69% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 38.1 | 15.2:1 | 70% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 74% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 79% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 54 | 10.9:1 | 81% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 73 | 10.4:1 | 74% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 78% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 897 | 51 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida. The student body numbers 567 students, from pre-K through 5.
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 105 schools: PASCO, with 86,873 students.
By race and ethnicity, MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64% White. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 41.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 347 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 61%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Pasco County is 24 points.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Pasco County show that median household income is about $70,492, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County, which together enroll about 86,873 students.
The closest public school, FIVAY HIGH SCHOOL, is about 2.9 miles from MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 564 in 2020-21 to 567 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
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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
- FIVAY HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,554
- HUDSON PRIMARY ACADEMY2.9 mi · 636
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 1,497
- HUDSON ACADEMY3.1 mi · 920
- SCHRADER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 572
- LEARNING LODGE ACADEMY3.6 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.