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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000566
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10707 NIXON RD, TAMPA, FL 33624 · (813) 975-6941 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
332 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
52%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
57.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 53.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 617 | 53.8% | 55.2% |
| DAVIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVIE | 613 | 49.9% | 41.0% |
| PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS MIAMI | 583 | 55.1% | 57.0% |
| CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 555 | 55.5% | 56.5% |
| VISTA POINTE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 488 | 53.5% | 59.3% |
| STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 524 | 52.9% | 44.3% |
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 CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,092 of 2,136 | #66 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #783 of 2,149 ▲ 446 | #51 of 176 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #981 of 2,149 ▲ 229 | #60 of 176 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #967 of 2,267 | #80 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,112 of 2,077 | #95 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #1,253 of 2,108 | #125 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,136 of 2,188 | #91 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #744 of 1,374 | #68 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
617
+73 (+13%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 988
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 617 | 38.6 | 16.0:1 | 54% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 61% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 66% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 81% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 79% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 76% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 71% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 48 | 20.6:1 | 48% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in TAMPA, Florida. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 617 students in 2024-25.
HILLSBOROUGH counts 300 schools and 221,318 students, including CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 66% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 14% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 52%.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. In all, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hillsborough County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 54.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.2%.
In Hillsborough County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hillsborough County number 320, with about 223,193 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, HENDERSON HAMMOCK CHARTER SCHOOL, is the closest to CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 49.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
In the federal locale system, CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 617 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- HENDERSON HAMMOCK CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,154
- ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 608
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 731
- CARROLLWOOD K-8 SCHOOL2.1 mi · 861
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 589
- LETO HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,995
Frequently asked questions
About CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 14% White, 66% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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