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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000955
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
705 W DELEON ST, TAMPA, FL 33606 · (813) 276-5673 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
51%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
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
87.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.5% | 85.2% |
% 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
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 498 | 14.9% | 84.3% |
| LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUPITER | 569 | 14.8% | N/A |
| BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL JUPITER | 603 | 12.4% | 83.5% |
| BROOKER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 501 | 14.6% | 83.0% |
| TIMBERLIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 634 | 14.5% | 76.2% |
| DESOTO TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 652 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
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 GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #68 of 2,136 | #8 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #63 of 2,149 ▲ 51 | #6 of 176 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #27 of 2,149 ▲ 117 | #1 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #1,432 of 2,267 | #119 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #727 of 2,077 | #55 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #1,316 of 2,108 | #132 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #2,066 of 2,188 | #154 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #653 of 1,374 | #61 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
498
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 16% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 19% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 498 students.
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under HILLSBOROUGH, which has 300 schools enrolling 221,318 students.
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 68% White by enrollment. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County residents are about 51% White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 15.1:1. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 15%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.3% is 10.6 points above the 73.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 0.2 miles from GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 16 students since 2020-21, to 498. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 598
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF TAMPA1.1 mi · 248
- RAMPELLO K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL1.1 mi · 782
- PRE-K ESE COMMUNITY PEEPS1.1 mi · 105
- BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,608
- CHANNELSIDE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.4 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.