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Enrollment
724
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153003912
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30243 WELLS RD, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33545 · (813) 794-0100 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
218 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (160).
Student demographics
69%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
58.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 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 | 58.4% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 65.5% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 724 | 30.1% | 61.2% |
| CARILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVIEDO | 907 | 27.2% | 72.8% |
| DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 638 | 25.2% | 76.5% |
| TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 819 | 25.8% | 81.7% |
| BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 732 | 26.5% | 74.2% |
| THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 561 | 29.6% | 77.4% |
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 WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #810 of 2,136 | #24 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #1,074 of 2,149 ▼ 344 | #28 of 60 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #904 of 2,149 ▲ 122 | #28 of 60 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #645 of 2,267 | #20 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,041 of 2,077 | #38 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #267 of 2,108 | #13 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #1,815 of 2,188 | #38 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #225 of 621 | #13 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
724
+114 (+19%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 724 | 45.8 | 15.8:1 | 30% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 49.8 | 16.2:1 | 34% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 47.8 | 17.3:1 | 37% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 36% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 44% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 37% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 37% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized elementary school in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 724 students.
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by PASCO, whose 105 schools enroll 86,873 students.
The biggest share of students at WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 46%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. In Pasco County overall, about 72% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. There are 218 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 66.1%. It scores 61.2%, 4.9 points below that figure.
For Pasco County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $70,492, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,873, WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9.
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 610 to 724, a 19% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.9:1 to 15.8:1.
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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 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
Other Wesley Chapel Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wesley Chapel Elementary. WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wesley Chapel ElementaryMonroe, NC · 729 students
Nearby schools
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,928
- THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,270
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,006
- QUAIL HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 559
- CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,283
- INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY2.5 mi · 1,274
Frequently asked questions
About WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 724 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.