SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in LAND O LAKES, Florida, part of PASCO, with 842 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 604.

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

On the student-mix side, SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 11% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pasco County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

The closest other public school is COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI ACADEMY, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 753 (now 842). The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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