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Enrollment
858
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003375
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
19002 WOOD SAGE DR, TAMPA, FL 33647 · (813) 631-4333 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
250 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (168).
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
71.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
81.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 81.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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 CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 858 | 29.1% | 74.5% |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE ELEMENTARY CHARTER ORLANDO | 721 | 24.4% | 81.8% |
| SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 547 | 25.2% | 79.7% |
| CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 787 | 27.7% | 77.4% |
| TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 682 | 38.1% | 61.4% |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL K-8 ORLANDO | 626 | 9.6% | 80.2% |
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 CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #311 of 2,136 | #23 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #237 of 2,149 ▼ 37 | #18 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #376 of 2,149 ▼ 1 | #28 of 176 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #361 of 2,267 | #28 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,507 of 2,077 | #121 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #5 of 2,108 | #5 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #1,841 of 2,188 | #129 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,100 of 1,374 | #101 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
858
+79 (+10%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 858 | 49.6 | 17.3:1 | 29% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 888 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 32% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 42% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 39% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 67 | 13.7:1 | 45% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 43% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | 65 | 12.8:1 | 35% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 24% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in TAMPA, Florida. In all, 858 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 42% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
A total of 300 schools make up HILLSBOROUGH, with 221,318 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 32 are Asian, the largest group. Smaller groups are 21% White, 21% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 5% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 77%.
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. There are 250 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 29% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Hillsborough County averages 43%, higher than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 66.6%. It scores 74.5%, 7.9 points above that figure.
In Hillsborough County, median household income comes to about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County counts 320 public schools with about 223,193 students.
Measured in a straight line, WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles from CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net gain of 79 students, or 10%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.7 to 17.3 over 4 years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- 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
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 21.
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 712 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
- Clark ElementaryISSAQUAH, WA · 586 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPORTLAND, TX · 457 students
Nearby schools
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,130
- TURNER-BARTELS K-8 SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,317
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,869
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 779
- HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 788
- SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 858 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 21% White, 20% Hispanic, 21% Black, 32% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.