SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida, SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary campus, one of the schools within PASCO. It enrolls 502 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Pasco County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.9%.

In the broader community, 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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pasco County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.