CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in TAMPA, Florida, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. It hosts 617 students across grades pre-K through 5.

CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that works with 221,318 students overall.

On demographics, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HENDERSON HAMMOCK CHARTER SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 718 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 57% to 66%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.