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Suncoast Elementary School

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Suncoast Elementary School ranks 592 nd of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Suncoast Elementary School in Spring Hill, FL, is a PK-5 public school serving 967 students in the Hernando County School District, and it has become a standout success story in the area. Over the past decade, the school has transformed from a low-performing institution to a 4-star school ranked in the 74th percentile statewide, a remarkable turnaround that sets it apart from many nearby schools. This is especially impressive given that Suncoast serves a predominantly low-to-middle-income population, with 62% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet it significantly outperforms schools with similar demographics, such as Spring Hill Elementary (ranked 29th percentile) and John D. Floyd Elementary (ranked 46th percentile).

One of the school's biggest strengths is its exceptional early-grade performance, particularly in 3rd-grade math, where 82% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—far exceeding the district (65%) and state (66%) averages. This proficiency rate rivals top-performing magnet schools like Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Math (88%) and Chocachatti Elementary (80%), and it dramatically outpaces struggling schools like Deltona Elementary (40%). Suncoast also consistently beats the Hernando district average across nearly every subject and grade level, and it even outperforms schools in the higher-ranked Pasco district, such as Shady Hills Elementary and Dr. Mary Giella Elementary.

However, there are areas for growth. While Suncoast excels in early grades, there is a noticeable decline in 5th-grade proficiency, with math dropping 21 points from 3rd grade (82% to 61%) and ELA also falling. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 35.5% is better than the district average (40.8%) but much higher than top performers like Challenger K-8 (14.3%). Notably, Suncoast achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending ($10,431) among nearby schools, suggesting efficient resource use rather than high funding drives its success. For parents, Suncoast offers a strong, upward-trending school that provides excellent early education, though it may need to focus on maintaining those gains through 5th grade.

967

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,431

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11135 Quality Dr
Spring Hill, FL 34609

(352) 797-7085

District: Hernando

Students who attend Suncoast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Powell Middle School
High:	Frank W. Springstead High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.7%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hernando

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg58%

Florida avg62%

592^nd of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary Schools in the Hernando

46^th of 70Hernando among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	592 of 2240	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	865 of 2258	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	1111 of 2256	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	849 of 2240	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	944 of 2219	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	1116 of 2247	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1380 of 2182	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1480 of 2118	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	1315 of 2112	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	1223 of 2087	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	1056 of 2064	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	891 of 2029	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	1027 of 1984	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	1104 of 1985	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	757 of 1919	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	683 of 1847	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	549 of 1789	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	445 of 1786	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	442 of 1688	73.8%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math74%+10 vs state

Science69%+9 vs state

English Language Arts68%+8 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, December 7, 2018

Horrible school that shelters and protects bullies while punishing the victims for reporting it, because "it's wrong to be a tattletale". Make no mistake, the vast majority of teachers here don't care about your child or their safety. As a former student, when my mother confronted the school and told them that I would be learning how to defend myself since they don't want to do anything about it, they were enraged and told us that I wasn't ALLOWED to defend myself. Disgusting. The school deserves to be closed down, and all teachers sheltering the bullies deserve to never teach again. Worst years of my childhood for sure.
To make an already bad problem worse, they absolutely HATE if your child is ahead of the game in terms of curriculum. Can you believe that in second grade, my mother was told to stop giving me educational material outside of school because I was "TOO SMART"? I can't make this up. A teacher actually told a parent of a student to remove extra education from their child's life, because they were TOO SMART.
I guess that's why their overall scores are so bad these days. It's been years and they clearly haven't changed. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 11, 2018

What a horrible, racist school (from the principal on down). We removed our child from there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Suncoast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11135 Quality Dr	Spring Hill	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7085	967	54	17.9	62.2%	471 (48.7%)	55 (5.7%)	361 (37.3%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.8%)	71.4	592^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	73.6%		60.5	865^th of 2258 public elementary schools	61.7%	273	76.0	63.0	64.0				82.0	76.0	61.0				69.0					$10,431	$1,224	$9,207
Shady Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	18000 Shady Hills Rd	Spring Hill	34610	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 774-4100	444	36	12.2	59.9%	308 (69.4%)	13 (2.9%)	89 (20.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	46.9	1226^th of 2240 public elementary schools	45.3%		48	1159^th of 2258 public elementary schools	48.7%	67	49.0	51.0	47.0				73.0	69.0	68.0				57.0					$13,843	$1,454	$12,389
John D. Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3139 Dumont Ave	Spring Hill	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7055	920	56	16.4	61.2%	441 (47.9%)	59 (6.4%)	365 (39.7%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.6%)	32.8	1591^st of 2240 public elementary schools	29.0%		40.3	1347^th of 2258 public elementary schools	40.3%	244	61.0	59.0	46.0				63.0	61.0	37.0				37.0					$11,848	$1,110	$10,737
Deltona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Deltona Blvd	Spring Hill	34606	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7040	854	56	15.2	70.0%	439 (51.4%)	34 (4.0%)	340 (39.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	18.1	1974^th of 2240 public elementary schools	11.9%		26.6	1734^th of 2258 public elementary schools	23.2%	240	41.0	54.0	48.0				40.0	50.0	36.0				34.0					$11,705	$1,190	$10,516
Gulf Coast Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	10444 Tillery Rd	Spring Hill	34608	Hernando County	Hernando	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 688-5092	106	6	17.6	35.8%	63 (59.4%)	2 (1.9%)	34 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	61.6	840^th of 2240 public elementary schools	62.5%		53.4	1029^th of 2258 public elementary schools	54.4%	189	71.0	86.0	61.0				79.0	71.0	50.0				59.0					$11,619	$247	$11,372
Explorer K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	10252 Northcliffe Blvd	Spring Hill	34608	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7094	1,544	95	16.2	65.1%	659 (42.7%)	151 (9.8%)	621 (40.2%)	17 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	88 (5.7%)	17.7	1982^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.4	1980^th of 2258 public elementary schools	12.3%	2	50.0	42.0	38.0	56.0	51.0	60.0	52.0	37.0	22.0	40.0	51.0	65.0	42.0	40.0	88.0	72.0	63.0	$11,020	$1,091	$9,929
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14710 Shady Hills Rd	Spring Hill	34610	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 794-5800	568	36	15.8	63.2%	374 (65.8%)	14 (2.5%)	120 (21.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	26.1	1757^th of 2240 public elementary schools	21.6%		34.1	1522^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	32.6%	235	47.0	48.0	45.0				60.0	48.0	42.0				52.0					$11,475	$958	$10,516
Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Math	Public, Magnet	K-8	13400 Elgin Blvd	Spring Hill	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 797-7024	1,456	90	16.1	28.4%	941 (64.6%)	46 (3.2%)	333 (22.9%)	41 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	89.3	146^th of 2240 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.4	185^th of 2258 public elementary schools	91.8%	39	82.0	75.0	84.0	89.0	90.0	87.0	88.0	81.0	80.0	89.0	91.0	90.0	85.0	75.0	97.0	100.0	93.0	$10,960	$485	$10,475
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Mariner Blvd	Spring Hill	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7030	829	46	18.0	61.6%	392 (47.3%)	60 (7.2%)	312 (37.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.9%)	47.5	1211^th of 2240 public elementary schools	45.9%		42	1296^th of 2258 public elementary schools	42.6%	85	58.0	55.0	67.0				62.0	65.0	43.0				61.0					$10,644	$1,101	$9,544
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Applegate Dr	Spring Hill	34606	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7080	512	36	14.2	72.9%	283 (55.3%)	36 (7.0%)	156 (30.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	38.7	1439^th of 2240 public elementary schools	35.8%		44.3	1239^th of 2258 public elementary schools	45.1%	200	44.0	60.0	55.0				59.0	66.0	52.0				53.0					$13,531	$1,134	$12,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Suncoast Elementary School

Is Suncoast Elementary School a good school?

Suncoast Elementary School ranks 592^nd of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Suncoast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 967 students attended Suncoast Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Suncoast Elementary School?

Students at Suncoast Elementary School are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Suncoast Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Suncoast Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powell Middle School
High : Frank W. Springstead High School

What district is Suncoast Elementary School in?

Hernando

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