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Enrollment
859
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153007610
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
32750 OVERPASS RD, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33545 · (813) 346-0600 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
269 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 | 48 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 163 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (163).
Student demographics
72%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
48.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 54.1% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 859 | 31.3% | 53.4% |
| BOYETTE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 910 | 30.2% | 69.2% |
| H. L. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROYAL PALM BEACH | 864 | 31.9% | 68.2% |
| CRYSTAL LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 785 | 32.4% | 70.3% |
| CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 978 | 30.2% | 72.6% |
| WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 897 | 32.6% | 69.3% |
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 WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,156 of 2,136 | #32 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,613 of 2,149 ▼ 422 | #35 of 60 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #1,385 of 2,149 ▼ 374 | #36 of 60 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #359 of 2,267 | #12 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,001 of 2,077 | #37 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #106 of 2,108 | #5 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #1,792 of 2,188 | #37 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.3% | #85 of 621 | #4 of 26 |
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
859
+277 (+48%) vs 2020
+75% since 2010-11, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 859 | 54.7 | 15.7:1 | 31% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 58.3 | 16.1:1 | 33% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 47.7 | 18.1:1 | 41% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 49% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 56% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 54% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 54% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida. The school counted 859 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 42% above the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
PASCO (105 schools, 86,873 students) runs WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 72% of Pasco County residents are White. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its staff includes 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 31%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.5%.
In Pasco County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $70,492 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Pasco County has 111 public schools.
INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school counted 582 students in 2020-21 and 859 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 15.7:1 over the same years.
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.4 mi · 1,274
- KIRKLAND RANCH ACADEMY OF INNOVATION1.7 mi · 1,008
- KIRKLAND RANCH K-81.7 mi · 1,145
- THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,270
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,928
- ACADEMY AT THE FARM2.6 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 859 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.