WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the roomy K-5 schools in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida, operated by PASCO, with 957 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 58% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

PASCO runs 105 schools in total, collectively educating 86,873 students. WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.2%; this one delivers 63.0%.

Across the wider county, Pasco County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

Nearest neighbor: DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 67.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 55%, going from 618 students in 2018 to 957 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 8% to 14%.

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