GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a rural-scale K-5 school in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school hosts 162 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 58%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 67% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.