Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel, Wesley Chapel FL

Original Research by School Decision on Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel

Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, sitting along SR-54 in one of the fastest-growing suburban corridors in the Tampa Bay region. It draws from a community that has transformed rapidly from a rural Pasco County outpost into a dense network of master-planned subdivisions with full retail and medical infrastructure. The school is a charter within the Pasco County district, which means families actively choose it rather than being assigned by address, though the broader district's ongoing boundary adjustments and new school openings in east Pasco mean the surrounding enrollment landscape continues to shift.

Academically, the school posts solid results across most of its grade levels on Florida's FAST assessments. Math proficiency in third and fourth grade is strong, and eighth grade math matches that high mark. There is a softer patch in fifth and sixth grade math worth noting, though the eighth grade numbers suggest students tend to come back up by the end of the middle school years. ELA tells a somewhat different story: the school shows genuine strength in the middle grades, with seventh and sixth grade ELA proficiency rates notably high, and performance holds reasonably well across all six tested grades. Science results, available at fifth and eighth grade, land in a similar range to where math sits in those same grades, meaning a solid but not exceptional share of students are meeting proficiency. A parent who wants to dig into how the school supports students at the fifth-grade transition in math would be well served asking the school directly.

Trend data was not available in the provided information, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline over time.

The student body is genuinely diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest group, followed by white and Black students, with a meaningful Asian population as well. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mixed-income community rather than a uniformly affluent one. IEP and English learner data were not reported in what was available, so families of students who need those services should inquire directly with the school about capacity and staffing.

The school is large for a K-8 charter, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the elementary years before thinning as students move into the upper grades. Whether that taper reflects families choosing different paths for middle school or simply the charter's own enrollment shape is not clear from the data.

Living near Pinecrest Wesley Chapel means living in a car-dependent community organized around subdivisions and commercial strips. Daily errands, school dropoff, and most activities require a drive. The SR-54 corridor where the school sits carries significant traffic. Housing values in the surrounding zip code are above the Florida statewide median and well above the national median, and they have dipped modestly year-over-year. Renting is also above the national norm, with rent consuming a meaningful share of median household income. The broader county is growing fast enough that housing supply and demand pressures remain real, and families considering a home purchase here should weigh that the community's growth trajectory continues.

On the district side, Pasco County voters approved a property-tax referendum in 2022 to fund teacher and staff salaries, and publicly reported accounts indicate teacher vacancies have dropped substantially as a result. A renewal of that levy is heading to voters in 2026. The county also renewed a sales-tax measure that funds new school construction, which matters in Wesley Chapel where at least one existing high school is over capacity and a new one is publicly reported to be on a fast-tracked timeline for 2028. Families choosing a home here should be aware that attendance zones have already been adjusted and may move again as growth continues. Pinecrest, as a charter, operates outside those zone assignments, but the density of new school options, including magnet schools with application processes, means families in east Pasco have genuine choices to weigh.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 58% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 480%

School 80% · District 49% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 52% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · District 48% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 61% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 57% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 54% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 53% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 682%

School 82% · District 59% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 57% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 52% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 49% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 47% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolPASCO, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income78%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income81%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income62%Higher-income81%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income74%Higher-income86%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income85%Higher-income88%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income78%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income83%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income69%Higher-income84%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income71%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income79%38 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income61%Higher-income76%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income65%Higher-income88%22 pp gap