SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · LAND O LAKES, FL

SANDERS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in LAND O LAKES, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 842 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

842

Teachers (FTE)

51.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	531	63%
Hispanic/Latino	161	19%
Asian	70	8%
Two or more races	53	6%
Black or African American	26	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	842	409M / 433F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	77.0% +28.2pp	48.8%	364
Reading Proficiency	76.0% +23.8pp	52.2%	364
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	117

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

39 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	842	100%

Contact & Location

5126 SCHOOL RD

LAND O LAKES, FL 34638

Phone: (813)794-1500

http://SMES.PASCO.K12.FL.US

District

PASCO

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,422

District enrollment: 84,032

Other Schools in District

ACADEMY AT THE FARM Elementary
ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ATHENIAN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS Elementary
BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHESTER W. TAYLOR JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 34638) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120153008337

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD