BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized K-5 school in BRANDON, Florida, BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 686 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of HILLSBOROUGH.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.7%, the actual is 61.4%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 982 (now 686). White enrollment moved from 52% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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