DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized K-5 school in APOLLO BEACH, Florida, DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 680 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.

DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that enrolls 221,318 students overall.

On demographics, DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) records that median household earnings sit near $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 14%, going from 789 students in 2018 to 680 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 47% to 38% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.