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CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE

1029 E TWIGGS ST, TAMPA, FL 33602 · (813) 579-9649 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
198 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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
Kindergarten2910%
Grade 13412%
Grade 24716%
Grade 33211%
Grade 43111%
Grade 54014%
Grade 63010%
Grade 72910%
Grade 8217%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (21).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
5619%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
10435%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
10837%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
207%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
14549%
Female
14851%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
61.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.0%53.3%
2023-2454.7%40.3%
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE

CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE this school29367.6%52.8%
REDDICK-COLLIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REDDICK
34366.8%42.4%
RIMES EARLY LEARNING & LITERACY CENTER
LEESBURG
24261.2%N/A
KILLARNEY ELEMENTARY
WINTER PARK
34467.4%49.4%
WESTSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA
25967.6%44.8%
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY
PANAMA CITY
39471.1%27.0%
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 CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.8%#1,187 of 2,136#70 of 172
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.3%#1,403 of 2,149
▲ 408
#87 of 176
▲ 41
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#789 of 2,149
▲ 153
#49 of 176
▲ 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
293#2,000 of 2,267#161 of 182
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.1:1#2,025 of 2,077#151 of 164
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.7%#228 of 2,108#38 of 169
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.6%#562 of 2,188#60 of 174
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.5%#595 of 1,374#55 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
293
-193 (-40%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529313.322.1:168% (198)
2023-243332115.9:165% (217)
2022-234152318.0:159% (245)
2020-214862916.8:150% (245)
2017-183552912.2:120% (72)
2015-163763311.4:114% (54)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE.

About CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE

CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is a small elementary school serving families in TAMPA, Florida. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 293 students. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.

HILLSBOROUGH enrolls 221,318 students, and its 300 schools include CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE.

The most common group at CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is Black students, at 37%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 19% White, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Black. CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.

CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE counts 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.6 above the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 68% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Hillsborough County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.

allk12 grades CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school with CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 47.3%. CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE scores 52.8%, 5.5 points above that line.

Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that the median household income is $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.

The nearest other public school, PRE-K ESE COMMUNITY PEEPS, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 193 fewer students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
1029 E TWIGGS ST, TAMPA, FL 33602
Phone
(813) 579-9649
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
293
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
22.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
198 (68%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120087007854
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
How many students attend CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE serve?
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is approximately 22.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE reports a student body of 19% White, 35% Hispanic, 37% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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