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What's the one class at GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000953
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7723 GIBSONTON DR, GIBSONTON, FL 33534 · (813) 671-5100 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
362 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
58%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET 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
37.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 60.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 53.3% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 499 | 72.5% | 43.7% |
| NOCATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOCATEE | 475 | 70.3% | 44.4% |
| FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 485 | 73.6% | 59.8% |
| ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 522 | 69.9% | 52.0% |
| FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 429 | 73.7% | 45.1% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMETTO | 519 | 75.3% | 47.6% |
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 GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,653 of 2,136 | #101 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1,083 of 2,149 ▲ 144 | #68 of 176 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,874 of 2,149 ▼ 13 | #133 of 176 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #1,427 of 2,267 | #118 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #289 of 2,077 | #20 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #981 of 2,108 | #105 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #362 of 2,188 | #40 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #745 of 1,374 | #69 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
499
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 499 | 36.1 | 13.8:1 | 73% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 81% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 37.5 | 13.6:1 | 82% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 94% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 94% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 56 | 10.9:1 | 93% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 92% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 87% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 50 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school based in GIBSONTON, Florida. It had 499 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Besides GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HILLSBOROUGH runs 299 other schools. The district enrolls 221,318 students.
Of every 100 students at GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 59 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 24% White, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Hillsborough County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.7 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 30 points.
Among Florida public elementary schools, GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 44.8% and the result is 43.7%.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where median household income comes to about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hillsborough County counts 320 public schools with about 223,193 students.
RIVERVIEW ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE, about 1.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (505) to 2024-25 (499).
The GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in GIBSONTON
- EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,809 students
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,174 students
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- EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTERCombined · 59 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERVIEW ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.8 mi · 1,059
- BIG BEND ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.8 mi · 18
- IPPOLITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 492
- KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTH (K-12)2.2 mi · 558
- SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,933
- LAMB ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
Is GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 24% White, 59% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.