📍 8911 Timber Oaks Ave, Port Richey, Pasco County, 34668
Dayspring Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Port Richey, Pasco County. The school has 872 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pasco school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses.
Dayspring Academy enrolls 872 students across grades K–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 596 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 20% |
| Asian | 41 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 872 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dayspring Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 16, state house district 36.
Dayspring Academy is one of 103 schools in PASCO, based in LAND O LAKES, Florida. The district serves 86,627 students district-wide and employs 4,792 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 872 students, Dayspring Academy is close to the district average of about 841 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large