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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153008598
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY
32775 OLDWOODS AVE, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33543 · (813) 358-7306 · Pasco County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
198 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
73%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
68.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 56.7% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY this school | 803 | 24.7% | 63.7% |
| HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 788 | 23.5% | 72.8% |
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE | 726 | 21.1% | 76.4% |
| DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 957 | 23.5% | 73.0% |
| CHOICES IN LEARNING CHARTER WINTER SPRINGS | 685 | 17.7% | 88.8% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 896 | 23.9% | 76.2% |
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 UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #703 of 2,136 | #19 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #974 of 2,149 ▲ 107 | #25 of 60 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #515 of 2,149 ▲ 53 | #13 of 60 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #460 of 2,267 | #15 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,448 of 2,077 | #55 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #67 of 2,108 | #4 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,920 of 2,188 | #47 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
803
+218 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 803 | 47 | 17.1:1 | 25% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 23% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 32% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 23% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY.
About UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY
The public elementary school UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY is located in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida. It enrolled 803 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
PASCO has 105 schools; together they serve 86,873 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY. The largest is White students, at 41%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 17% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pasco County is roughly 72% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY is 25%. The rate at public schools in Pasco County averages 37%, higher than here.
allk12 grades UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.8%. UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY scores 63.7%.
Pasco County has about 611,444 residents, and the median household income is $70,492, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Pasco County has 111 public schools and roughly 86,873 students.
Nearest public school: DOUBLE BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment is up 37% from 2020-21, when UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY had 585 students, to 2024-25, when it had 803.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 WESLEY CHAPEL
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
- DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,496 students
- PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPELElementary · 1,312 students
- CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,283 students
Nearby schools
- DOUBLE BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 829
- PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPEL2.5 mi · 1,312
- PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 82
- CHESTER W. TAYLOR JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 676
- DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,496
- WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY?
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 803 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY serve?
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY have?
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY?
Student demographics at UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY are roughly 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY?
UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.