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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000933
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1025 S 78TH ST, TAMPA, FL 33619 · (813) 744-8080 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
36.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
414 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 | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
47%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
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
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
27.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 31.2% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 536 | 77.2% | 30.7% |
| VILLAGE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMMOKALEE | 511 | 79.3% | 57.5% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POINCIANA | 479 | 73.7% | 36.8% |
| SAMOSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 544 | 81.1% | 33.9% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 477 | 78.0% | 59.7% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 480 | 77.5% | 57.9% |
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 CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #2,062 of 2,136 | #152 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,007 of 2,149 ▲ 44 | #149 of 176 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,097 of 2,149 ▼ 216 | #165 of 176 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #1,275 of 2,267 | #102 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 36.7:1 | #2,076 of 2,077 | #164 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #1,463 of 2,108 | #139 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #226 of 2,188 | #20 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,175 of 1,374 | #111 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
536
+75 (+16%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
36.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 536 | 14.6 | 36.7:1 | 77% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 20.5 | 22.9:1 | 83% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 82% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 96% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 96% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 56 | 11.3:1 | 96% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 92% (566) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 89% (716) |
| 1990-91 | 922 | 51 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 1025 S 78TH ST in TAMPA, Florida, CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 536 students in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH totals 221,318 students.
About 68% of the student body at CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other groups include 24% Black and 7% White. By comparison, Hillsborough County residents are about 30% Hispanic. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 36.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 11.8 points below predicted: 30.7% against 42.5%.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where the median household earns about $79,540 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Hillsborough County, 320 public schools serve about 223,193 students.
DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest public school to CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 461 (2020-21) to 536 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (36.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
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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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- DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 657
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- BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 480
- FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 633
- GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 964
- KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 36.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 68% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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