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If you could change one rule at STARKEY RANCH K-8, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,927
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153008948
STARKEY RANCH K-8
12200 LAKE BLANCHE DR, ODESSA, FL 33556 · (813) 794-2000 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,927 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.9:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
221 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 | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 196 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 192 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 219 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 241 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 214 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 233 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 220 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (196) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (195).
Student demographics
55%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
75.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 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 | 75.3% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 83.9% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 STARKEY RANCH K-8
STARKEY RANCH K-8's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARKEY RANCH K-8 this school | 1,927 | 11.5% | 77.9% |
| FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY ST JOHNS | 1,964 | 15.4% | 77.0% |
| LIBERTY PINES ACADEMY SAINT JOHNS | 1,795 | 18.1% | 77.9% |
| LAKESIDE ACADEMY ST AUGUSTINE | 1,356 | 17.6% | 73.5% |
| TROUT CREEK ACADEMY ST. AUGUSTINE | 1,156 | 11.9% | 81.0% |
| HERON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKLAND | 1,040 | 5.0% | 81.8% |
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 STARKEY RANCH K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #227 of 2,136 | #4 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #154 of 2,149 ▼ 22 | #1 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #273 of 2,149 ▲ 11 | #8 of 60 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,927 | #8 of 2,267 | #1 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,102 of 2,077 | #42 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #1,135 of 2,108 | #48 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #2,108 of 2,188 | #58 of 60 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,927 | 120.8 | 15.9:1 | 11% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 2,040 | 112.6 | 18.1:1 | 15% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 1,928 | 101 | 19.1:1 | 17% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STARKEY RANCH K-8.
About STARKEY RANCH K-8
Federal records list STARKEY RANCH K-8 as an elementary school in ODESSA, Florida. Total enrollment is 1,927 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. That is 219% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, PASCO, has 86,873 students enrolled across 105 schools.
Of every 100 students at STARKEY RANCH K-8, about 64 are White. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, STARKEY RANCH K-8 scores 55%.
STARKEY RANCH K-8 reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 120.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 1.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at STARKEY RANCH K-8, 11% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Pasco County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Florida public elementary schools, STARKEY RANCH K-8 outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 75.4% at STARKEY RANCH K-8; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.9%.
The school's county is Pasco County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,492, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Pasco County's 111 public schools enroll about 86,873 students and include STARKEY RANCH K-8.
ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to STARKEY RANCH K-8, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, STARKEY RANCH K-8 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes STARKEY RANCH K-8 as Suburb: Large.
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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 ODESSA
- WALKER MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,039 students
- HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
Nearby schools
- ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 984
- TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 540
- LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 601
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 2,201
- SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 1,498
- PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL3.5 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About STARKEY RANCH K-8What is the total enrollment at STARKEY RANCH K-8?
STARKEY RANCH K-8 enrolls approximately 1,927 students in grades PK-08.
Is STARKEY RANCH K-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
STARKEY RANCH K-8 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does STARKEY RANCH K-8 have?
STARKEY RANCH K-8 employs 121 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at STARKEY RANCH K-8?
Student demographics at STARKEY RANCH K-8 are roughly 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees STARKEY RANCH K-8?
STARKEY RANCH K-8 is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.