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Enrollment
1,644
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004158
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL
12424 SUMMERFIELD BLVD, RIVERVIEW, FL 33579 · (813) 672-5400 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
560 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 27 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 145 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 168 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 196 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 191 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 244 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (178).
Student demographics
72%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 61.5% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL this school | 1,644 | 34.1% | 55.3% |
| AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY CLERMONT | 1,500 | 43.4% | 51.9% |
| KELLY PARK SCHOOL APOPKA | 1,073 | 29.7% | 70.7% |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITION FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,144 | 40.2% | 49.0% |
| NEW BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,118 | 35.5% | 64.3% |
| DOROTHY C YORK PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOL APOLLO BEACH | 1,381 | 24.0% | 72.0% |
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 COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,080 of 2,136 | #64 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #1,162 of 2,149 ▼ 277 | #71 of 176 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,114 of 2,149 ▼ 94 | #67 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,644 | #18 of 2,267 | #2 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,746 of 2,077 | #132 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #107 of 2,108 | #24 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #1,721 of 2,188 | #121 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.2% | #35 of 621 | #4 of 41 |
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
1,644
+688 (+72%) vs 2020
+85% since 2010-11, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,644 | 89.9 | 18.3:1 | 34% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 1,534 | 89.5 | 17.1:1 | 37% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 61 | 16.5:1 | 46% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 956 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 44% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 71 | 13.8:1 | 43% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 73 | 14.7:1 | 40% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 61 | 14.6:1 | 37% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL.
About COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL runs as a large elementary school in RIVERVIEW, Florida. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,644 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
The district for COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is HILLSBOROUGH, with 300 schools and 221,318 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 38%. Next come 28% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 51% White among all Hillsborough County residents. COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL total 89.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.3:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 34%. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
Test results at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL are 8.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.3% actual, 64.1% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is SUMMERFIELD CROSSINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Reported enrollment: 956 (2020-21) and 1,644 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Nearby schools
- SUMMERFIELD CROSSINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 797
- WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY1.0 mi · 1,055
- SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMY1.5 mi · 1,230
- SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 904
- KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTHEAST1.6 mi · 433
- SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL?
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,644 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL serve?
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is approximately 18.3:1 (90 FTE teachers).
How diverse is COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL?
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL reports a student body of 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL in?
COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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