The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy Prev Pk-5
Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy sits on Evans Avenue in New Port Richey, a small Gulf Coast city in western Pasco County, part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro. The school is a regular public prekindergarten program within the Pasco County School District, and its entire enrollment consists of prekindergarten students. That single fact shapes almost everything a parent should know going in.
Because the school serves only pre-K, Florida's state testing program does not apply here. The FAST assessments and the Statewide Science Assessment are administered beginning in third grade, so the absence of state proficiency data reflects the grade band Mittye P. Locke serves, not a reporting gap or a cause for concern. Graduation rates and AP or dual-enrollment pathways are similarly not applicable for the same reason. The academic performance figures that appear in the data sections of this profile are tied to a differently named school record in the state system and appear to belong to a legacy elementary school configuration rather than to this early learning program, so parents should not read those numbers as a picture of what happens in the pre-K classrooms here.
What the data does tell you about the student population: a large share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning this is a school with meaningful economic diversity tilted toward lower-income households. Demographically, the school is majority white with a substantial Hispanic enrollment and smaller shares of other groups. IEP and English learner counts were not reported in the data available, so parents with questions about special education or English language services should ask the school directly.
New Port Richey itself is a compact city with a riverfront downtown that has been gaining momentum publicly reported as a multi-year revitalization, earning Main Street America accreditation in 2026. Sims Park along the Pithlachascotee River anchors civic life with a riverwalk, splash pad, and kayak access. Beyond the walkable downtown core the city is car-dependent. Healthcare and public education are the dominant employment sectors. Housing in the zip code is priced well below the Florida statewide median and has edged slightly downward year over year, which places the area within reach for many families who would find coastal or metro-core markets prohibitive. Renting is also somewhat affordable relative to income by national comparisons, though rents have been flat rather than falling.
For Pasco County Schools broadly, a voter-approved property-tax referendum passed in 2022 has driven teacher vacancies sharply lower, and a renewal is headed to the November 2026 ballot. A separately renewed penny sales tax funds school construction and renovations, which matters in a county growing fast enough that new schools have been opening and attendance zones are being redrawn, particularly in eastern Pasco. Families in New Port Richey are in the western part of the district and are less directly affected by the Wesley Chapel growth pressures, but the broader district context is one of active investment and change.
For a family with a pre-K-age child, the practical questions to ask Mittye P. Locke directly are what the daily program looks like, what the staffing model is, how transitions to kindergarten are handled, and what supports exist for children with disabilities or developing English skills, since that data was not available here. The school's placement within a high-poverty enrollment context is worth understanding as a starting point for those conversations.
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