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If you had an hour of school board time for WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,928
High
DISTRICT 1,138 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153003650
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
30651 WELLS RD, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33545 · (813) 794-8700 · Pasco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,928 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
493 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 434 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 488 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 524 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 482 | 25% |
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
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp 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 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 38.0% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Where WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #242 of 555 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #391 of 549 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #246 of 559 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,928 | #184 of 830 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #181 of 575 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #22 of 594 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #44 of 246 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,928
+431 (+29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 17.6:1
% White
36%
was 50%
% Hispanic
34%
was 29%
% Black
18%
was 14%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,928 | 94 | 20.5:1 | 26% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 1,886 | 88.4 | 21.3:1 | 29% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 1,826 | 82 | 22.3:1 | 40% (736) |
| 2017-18 | 1,497 | 85 | 17.6:1 | 52% (778) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL.
About WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school located in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida. The school has 1,928 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Florida average about 1,035 students, which makes this school 86% larger than average.
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 105 schools: PASCO, with 86,873 students.
No group is above 50% at WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Pasco County, the White share is about 72%. The diversity index for WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 20.5 students per teacher, from 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, 26% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Pasco County is 11 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 68.4% and the result is 55.1%.
The school is in Pasco County, where the median household earns about $70,492 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Pasco County, 111 public schools serve about 86,873 students.
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.1% is above the 53.6% average for nearby schools.
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 1,497 students in 2017-18, enrollment rose to 1,928 by 2024-25. In 2017-18, 50% of students were White; in 2024-25, 36% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 20.5:1, from 17.6:1.
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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
- STARKEY RANCH K-8Elementary · 1,927 students
Other schools in WESLEY CHAPEL
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,496 students
- PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPELElementary · 1,312 students
- CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,283 students
- INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMYElementary · 1,274 students
Nearby schools
- THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,270
- WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 724
- INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY2.3 mi · 1,274
- WATERGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 859
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 2,006
- QUAIL HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,928 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL have?
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 36% White, 34% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH 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.