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Best Elementary Schools
in CITRUS

This page covers 11 elementary schools in CITRUS. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05708 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05723 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05654 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
4
rank
HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05813 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
5
rank
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05621 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05411 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
7
rank
ROCK CRUSHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05665 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
8
rank
INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05683 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
FLORAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05389 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
10
rank
LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05820 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,891
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
1 more elementary schools in CITRUS not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
28
Total Schools
48
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
District profileCITRUS
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.