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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000939

CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

7824 N MANHATTAN AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614 · (813) 872-5374 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
495 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K172%
Kindergarten10915%
Grade 111416%
Grade 212317%
Grade 311916%
Grade 412217%
Grade 512717%

This year's kindergarten class (109) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
355%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
61384%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
527%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
223%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
91%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
38352%
Female
34848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL→LETO HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
46.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.3pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%54.7%
2023-2437.4%53.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school73167.7%46.8%
BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA
58968.4%43.4%
HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE
56465.1%33.0%
SOMERSET ACADEMY
MIAMI
80567.6%78.7%
CHARLES DAVID WYCHE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS
56868.1%43.2%
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
KISSIMMEE
66165.1%35.4%
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 CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
731
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,027
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2573141.817.5:168% (495)
2023-2477447.516.3:173% (566)
2022-237814716.6:174% (581)
2020-217754915.8:191% (706)
2017-189246614.0:190% (834)
2015-168876513.7:188% (782)
2010-119987114.1:189% (885)
2000-011,1186118.3:182% (922)
1990-911,0275817.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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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Population
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

School name
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
7824 N MANHATTAN AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614
Phone
(813) 872-5374
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
731
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
495 (68%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120087000939
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
Other schools in TAMPA
Other Crestwood Elementary schools

14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 15.

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Frequently asked questions

About CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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