CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 4040 19TH AVE NE, in RUSKIN, Florida, CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that serves 834 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.

CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that instructs 221,318 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 13% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -8.6 points.

In the broader community, Hillsborough County reports that median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 874 (now 834). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 21% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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