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CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 53.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% 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%.
Schools most like CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 731 | 67.7% | 46.8% |
| BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 589 | 68.4% | 43.4% |
| HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 564 | 65.1% | 33.0% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIAMI | 805 | 67.6% | 78.7% |
| CHARLES DAVID WYCHE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 568 | 68.1% | 43.2% |
| THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES KISSIMMEE | 661 | 65.1% | 35.4% |
Where CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,494 of 2,136 | #89 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #1,341 of 2,149 ▼ 121 | #85 of 176 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,495 of 2,149 ▲ 260 | #95 of 176 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #618 of 2,267 | #56 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,573 of 2,077 | #122 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #1,864 of 2,108 | #162 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #557 of 2,188 | #59 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #457 of 1,374 | #44 of 124 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 731 | 41.8 | 17.5:1 | 68% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 47.5 | 16.3:1 | 73% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 74% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 91% (706) |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 66 | 14.0:1 | 90% (834) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 65 | 13.7:1 | 88% (782) |
| 2010-11 | 998 | 71 | 14.1:1 | 89% (885) |
| 2000-01 | 1,118 | 61 | 18.3:1 | 82% (922) |
| 1990-91 | 1,027 | 58 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
About CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public mid-sized elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. Its enrollment is 731 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
In HILLSBOROUGH, 300 schools enroll a combined 221,318 students.
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 84% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black, 5% White, and 3% Asian. In Hillsborough County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 29%.
Based on 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 17.5:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is higher.
On BeatsExpectations, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
The county, Hillsborough County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 320 public schools and about 223,193 students.
Of the public schools around it, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to LETO HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.8 to 17.5 over 4 years.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
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