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What's something DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004871
DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6720 COVINGTON GARDEN DR, APOLLO BEACH, FL 33572 · (813) 672-5388 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
297 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 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 are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
680
-109 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
38%
was 47%
% Hispanic
31%
was 28%
% Black
22%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in APOLLO BEACH
- DOROTHY C YORK PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 1,381 students
- SLAM ACADEMY AT APOLLO BEACHCombined · 1,235 students
- APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 794 students
- WATERSET CHARTER SCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,174
- EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER0.9 mi · 59
- EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,809
- CORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 696
- DOROTHY C YORK PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,381
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.