📍 10252 Northcliffe Blvd, Spring Hill, Hernando County, 34608
Explorer K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spring Hill, Hernando County. The school has 1,617 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hernando school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Explorer K-8 enrolls 1,617 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 106 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 751 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 558 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 107 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,112 of the school's 1,617 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,031 qualify for free lunch and 81 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Explorer K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 35.
Explorer K-8 is one of 32 schools in HERNANDO, based in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The district serves 23,734 students district-wide and employs 1,383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,617 students, Explorer K-8 is larger than the district average of about 742 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize