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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004087
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
18201 E MEADOWS RD, TAMPA, FL 33647 · (813) 740-4580 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
219 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
60.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points.
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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-208 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
32%
was 33%
% Hispanic
21%
was 24%
% Black
28%
was 26%
% Asian
11%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 28% Black, 21% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.6%.
Around the school, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).
The closest other public school is PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.0%.
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.
Five-year trend. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 30% since 2018, when it stood at 690 (now 482).
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 980
- BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 903
- HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 788
- UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY2.8 mi · 803
- DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 1,496
- WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 28% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.