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What's one thing HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
819
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087008188
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
9659 W WATERS AVE, TAMPA, FL 33635 · (813) 793-6085 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
22.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
260 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 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (114).
Student demographics
41%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 59.9% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE this school | 819 | 31.7% | 62.0% |
| SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIAMI | 873 | 33.4% | 58.8% |
| CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY CORAL GABLES | 812 | 27.2% | 73.4% |
| HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 749 | 31.6% | 67.5% |
| CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMETTO BAY | 696 | 28.3% | 78.8% |
| SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 1,015 | 35.6% | 39.9% |
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 HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #774 of 2,136 | #50 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #881 of 2,149 ▲ 61 | #53 of 176 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #631 of 2,149 ▼ 39 | #43 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #422 of 2,267 | #34 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,036 of 2,077 | #154 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #1,631 of 2,108 | #149 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #1,780 of 2,188 | #125 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #425 of 621 | #25 of 41 |
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
819
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 819 | 36 | 22.8:1 | 32% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 64% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 52% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 58 | 13.3:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 56 | 13.3:1 | 23% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE.
About HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE sits in TAMPA, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. There are 819 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 36% bigger than the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools with a combined 221,318 students. HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is one of them.
At HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE, 75% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 16% White, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Hillsborough County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
There are about 22.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE, which has 36. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is about 32%. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Hillsborough County.
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Florida public elementary schools.
A school with HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 65.3%. HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE scores 62.0%, 3.3 points below that line.
In the wider Hillsborough County area, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE shares Hillsborough County with 319 other public schools.
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is about 0.7 miles from ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's average proficiency of 62.0% compares with 49.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 819 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.0:1 to 22.8:1.
This page is set up for the HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
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- 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
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,863
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 526
- WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 876
- LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 755
- DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 969
- WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCEHow many students attend HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE enrolls approximately 819 students in grades KG-08.
Is HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE.
How diverse is HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE?
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE reports a student body of 16% White, 75% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE in?
HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.