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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004163
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3950 S FALKENBURG RD, RIVERVIEW, FL 33578 · (813) 740-4900 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
401 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 | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
67%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
45.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 37.7% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 633 | 63.3% | 41.9% |
| PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 553 | 61.1% | 56.7% |
| LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 631 | 60.4% | 48.7% |
| POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEY WEST | 556 | 66.4% | 51.8% |
| BEVERLY SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 596 | 62.6% | 39.6% |
| JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WINTER HAVEN | 746 | 63.0% | 51.5% |
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 FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,729 of 2,136 | #109 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,603 of 2,149 ▲ 300 | #103 of 176 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,527 of 2,149 ▼ 97 | #99 of 176 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #918 of 2,267 | #74 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,896 of 2,077 | #140 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #421 of 2,108 | #56 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #770 of 2,188 | #69 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #491 of 621 | #32 of 41 |
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
633
+95 (+18%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 633 | 32.6 | 19.4:1 | 63% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 66% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 69% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 83% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 55 | 11.1:1 | 81% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 49 | 11.8:1 | 76% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 69 | 12.0:1 | 74% (611) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of RIVERVIEW, Florida. Its 633 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
The district for FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is HILLSBOROUGH, with 300 schools and 221,318 students.
Black students are the largest group at FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 45% of enrollment. Next come 33% Hispanic, 12% White, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Black. FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 32.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.4:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.9% is 7.5 points below the 49.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.
The nearest public school is GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 538 to 633. Students per teacher rose from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 RIVERVIEW
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- SPOTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,933 students
- WINTHROP CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,827 students
- COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,644 students
- SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 1,230 students
Other Frost Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frost Elementary. FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Frost Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 792 students
- Frost Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 402 students
- Frost Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ · 383 students
- Frost Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 289 students
- Frost Elementary SchoolFROST, TX · 247 students
Nearby schools
- GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 964
- PIVOT CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 205
- BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 480
- PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET1.5 mi · 849
- LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY1.5 mi · 437
- LAMB ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 12% White, 33% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FROST 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.