FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a medium-sized primary school in RIVERVIEW, Florida, FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 633 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 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), FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 612 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 38% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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