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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000618
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9855 HARNEY RD, THONOTOSASSA, FL 33592 · (813) 987-6755 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
344 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
55.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 50.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 484 | 71.1% | 42.0% |
| WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 495 | 65.1% | 29.4% |
| GOLFVIEW ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 448 | 68.8% | 36.1% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 526 | 69.2% | 41.4% |
| IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 627 | 69.2% | 36.1% |
| ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 476 | 64.9% | 31.2% |
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 FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,724 of 2,136 | #108 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,294 of 2,149 ▲ 51 | #82 of 176 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,850 of 2,149 ▼ 133 | #130 of 176 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #1,480 of 2,267 | #123 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,728 of 2,077 | #131 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #264 of 2,108 | #42 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #416 of 2,188 | #49 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #1,196 of 1,374 | #114 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 2024-25Enrollment
484
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 971
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 26.6 | 18.2:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 74% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 80% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 92% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 45 | 11.2:1 | 90% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 47 | 12.5:1 | 88% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 49 | 11.5:1 | 80% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 971 | 67 | 14.5:1 | 66% (640) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school in THONOTOSASSA, Florida. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 484 students enrolled.
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by HILLSBOROUGH, whose 300 schools enroll 221,318 students.
The student body at FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Black students lead at 44%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 16% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. On average, public schools in Hillsborough County report 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.5%.
In Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Hillsborough County, 320 public schools serve about 223,193 students.
THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 54.1% on proficiency, and FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 42.0%.
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.
From 434 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 484 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.6 to 18.2 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 THONOTOSASSA
- THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- ACTSCombined
Other Folsom Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Folsom Elementary. FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Folsom Elementary SchoolFolsom, LA · 453 students
- Folsom Elementary SchoolFolsom, NJ · 375 students
Nearby schools
- THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 405
- DR. KIRAN C. PATEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 510
- JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 686
- TERRACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 660
- DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 639
- LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FOLSOM 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.