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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000922

BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

400 W OSBORNE AVE, TAMPA, FL 33603 · (813) 276-5592 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
104 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K139%
Kindergarten1511%
Grade 11914%
Grade 21813%
Grade 32720%
Grade 41914%
Grade 52720%

This year's kindergarten class (15) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
139%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
6245%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
5036%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
139%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
6547%
Female
7353%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
44.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +22.1pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.2%50.5%
2023-2422.1%34.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.

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 BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school13875.4%36.6%
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING SERVICES
FORT MYERS
18773.8%N/A
FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY
MIAMI
18770.6%57.1%
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
14570.3%42.0%
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
SARASOTA
9685.4%40.2%
EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND
27079.6%39.8%
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 BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.6%#1,925 of 2,136#133 of 172
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.5%#1,535 of 2,149
▲ 435
#96 of 176
▲ 48
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.2%#1,595 of 2,149
▲ 526
#103 of 176
▲ 67
Enrollment
ranked largest first
138#2,165 of 2,267#175 of 182
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
75.4%#268 of 2,188#24 of 174
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-64.4%#7 of 1,374#2 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 2024-25
Enrollment
138
-137 (-50%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25138168.6:175% (104)
2023-242221812.3:183% (185)
2022-23227239.9:189% (202)
2020-212752411.5:198% (269)
2017-18388409.7:196% (371)
2015-16377399.7:195% (359)
2010-113663610.2:194% (343)
2000-016274115.3:188% (551)
1990-916533618.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

At 400 W OSBORNE AVE in TAMPA, Florida, BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. The school had 138 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 77% smaller than that.

HILLSBOROUGH has 300 schools and 221,318 students, and BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.

Enrollment at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Black, 9% White, and 9% multiracial. In Hillsborough County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 65%.

Federal staffing data show 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 8.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 75% of enrollment. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 32 points.

Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 36.6% against 43.4%.

In Hillsborough County (population about 1,522,748), median household income is about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.

The closest public school to BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WALTON ACADEMY, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 36.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.

BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school counted 275 students in 2020-21 and 138 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.5:1 to 8.6:1 over the same years.

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Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
400 W OSBORNE AVE, TAMPA, FL 33603
Phone
(813) 276-5592
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
138
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
104 (75%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120087000922
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 138 students in grades PK-05.
Is BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 9% White, 45% Hispanic, 36% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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