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What's one thing BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002826
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6409 36TH AVE S, TAMPA, FL 33619 · (813) 744-8088 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
340 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 36.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 480 | 70.8% | 30.8% |
| JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 451 | 73.2% | 30.7% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POINCIANA | 479 | 73.7% | 36.8% |
| GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIBSONTON | 499 | 72.5% | 43.7% |
| FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 485 | 73.6% | 59.8% |
| NOCATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOCATEE | 475 | 70.3% | 44.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #2,059 of 2,136 | #150 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,764 of 2,149 ▲ 171 | #117 of 176 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,046 of 2,149 ▲ 94 | #152 of 176 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #1,498 of 2,267 | #125 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,366 of 2,077 | #112 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #1,055 of 2,108 | #109 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #430 of 2,188 | #50 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #795 of 1,374 | #73 of 124 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 28.6 | 16.8:1 | 71% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 76% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 29.5 | 16.3:1 | 80% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 94% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 93% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 94% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 94% (604) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 85% (677) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. A federal count lists 480 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
HILLSBOROUGH is the local district for BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 300 schools with 221,318 students.
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Hillsborough County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.8:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is higher.
In Florida, BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.8% compared with a predicted 45.7%.
In the county around the school, Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY is located about 1.1 miles from BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 30.8% is below the 38.9% average for nearby schools.
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 424. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
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Other schools in TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
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- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 437
- FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 633
- GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 964
- DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL1.6 mi · 657
- CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 536
- PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET1.8 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
Is BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 14% White, 61% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.