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Enrollment
787
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003713
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16541 TAMPA PALMS BLVD W, TAMPA, FL 33647 · (813) 558-5422 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
218 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 | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
77%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
78.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
83.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 83.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 79.6% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 787 | 27.7% | 77.4% |
| TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 682 | 38.1% | 61.4% |
| CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 858 | 29.1% | 74.5% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 896 | 23.9% | 76.2% |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL K-8 ORLANDO | 626 | 9.6% | 80.2% |
| DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 1,090 | 21.7% | 79.8% |
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 CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #238 of 2,136 | #17 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #197 of 2,149 ▲ 46 | #16 of 176 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #182 of 2,149 ▲ 69 | #14 of 176 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #496 of 2,267 | #44 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,160 of 2,077 | #99 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #3 of 2,108 | #3 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,869 of 2,188 | #133 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #760 of 1,374 | #71 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
787
-77 (-9%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 787 | 48.8 | 16.1:1 | 28% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 52.5 | 15.7:1 | 30% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 875 | 52.5 | 16.7:1 | 37% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 56 | 15.4:1 | 39% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 43% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 60 | 14.0:1 | 41% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 54 | 14.0:1 | 31% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In TAMPA, Florida, part of Hillsborough County, CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 787 students. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
HILLSBOROUGH enrolls 221,318 students in 300 schools, including CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
White students make up 29% of enrollment at CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 8% multiracial. In Hillsborough County overall, about 51% of residents are White. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 15 points.
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.3% for CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 77.4%, 10.1 points above the prediction.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where median household income comes to about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hillsborough County counts 320 public schools with about 223,193 students.
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 77 students, from 864 to 787.
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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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- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
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- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 682
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 779
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,869
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 858
- MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL3.5 mi · 673
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY3.5 mi · 5,748
Frequently asked questions
About CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 787 students in grades PK-05.
Is CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 27% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.