📍 32750 Overpass Rd, Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, 33545
Watergrass Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wesley Chapel, Pasco County. The school has 865 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pasco school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Watergrass Elementary School enrolls 865 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 27 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 865 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Watergrass Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 20, state house district 38.
Watergrass Elementary School 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 865 students, Watergrass Elementary School is close to the district average of about 841 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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