OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 19925 LAKE PATIENCE RD, in LAND O LAKES, Florida, OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an expansive K-5 school that works with 1,045 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of PASCO. That puts it 73% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

PASCO runs 105 schools in total, collectively educating 86,873 students. OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pasco County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.9%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of -2.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pasco County shows median household income runs about $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 66.9%.

OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 29%: 810 students in 2018 compared to 1,045 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.