The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Fox Hollow Elementary School
Fox Hollow Elementary sits on a residential street in Port Richey, a small Gulf Coast city in western Pasco County that is part of the broader Tampa metro. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and draws a student body that is roughly split between white and Hispanic families, with smaller Black and multiracial populations. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals a community where economic constraints are common. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available in what was provided.
The academic picture is a candid one. Florida's FAST assessments show proficiency rates in reading, math, and science that sit well below the statewide middle ground across every tested grade. In third grade, roughly three in ten students reached proficiency in reading, and fewer than that in math. Fourth grade showed some improvement in reading, but math remained limited. Fifth grade results were lower still in both subjects, and science proficiency at fifth grade was similarly low. These are reported state figures, and parents considering Fox Hollow should ask the school directly about its intervention programs, how it identifies and supports students who are below grade level, and what progress data it tracks internally beyond the state snapshot. Trend data across years was not available in the provided information, so whether results are improving, stable, or declining cannot be determined here.
The school is part of Pasco County Schools, a large district navigating two competing realities at once. In western Pasco, where Fox Hollow sits, the community is established and largely built out. In eastern Pasco around Wesley Chapel, growth is rapid enough that the district has opened new magnet schools and is accelerating a high school construction timeline by several years. For families at Fox Hollow, the growth story is less immediately relevant, but two district-wide funding decisions do matter. Voters approved a property-tax millage in 2022 specifically to raise salaries for teachers and non-administrative staff, and publicly reported data show that teacher vacancies fell sharply after it passed. A renewal is heading to the ballot in late 2026. Separately, a renewed countywide sales tax dedicates a share of proceeds to school construction, renovations, safety, and technology. Both measures represent meaningful financial commitments to the district that a parent should weigh when thinking about staffing stability and facility condition.
Port Richey itself is a low-key, car-dependent coastal community. Its commercial spine is U.S. 19, lined with chains, seafood spots, and the Gulf View Square mall, which has been reinventing itself around local small businesses after losing its major anchors. The most recent new housing in the city proper came from converting former anchor-store sites at that mall into apartments. The waterfront is genuinely accessible, with city parks offering kayak launches on the Pithlachascotee River and Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park within city limits. Walkability is limited almost everywhere except along stretches of U.S. 19, and transit is minimal.
Home values in the zip code are meaningfully below the Florida statewide benchmark and below the national median as well, and they dipped slightly year over year as of the most recent data. Rents have been roughly flat. The price-to-income ratio and estimated monthly ownership costs suggest this is a relatively accessible housing market by Florida standards, though at current mortgage rates the math remains tight for many buyers. Rent costs as a share of income run close to the conventional affordability threshold.
Program details for Fox Hollow were not included in the available data, so there is nothing to report about enrichment, arts, after-school programs, or specific instructional approaches. A visit and a conversation with school staff would fill that gap. What the data does show clearly is that academic proficiency at this school is low across subjects and grades, and families weighing enrollment will want to understand concretely how the school supports children who arrive behind and how it aims to accelerate their progress.
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