Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004101
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA
7235 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33634 · (813) 887-3800 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
21.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
21 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 87% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
43%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 85.0% |
% 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA this school | 317 | 6.6% | 83.9% |
| TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT PINECREST PINECREST | 278 | 11.2% | 93.8% |
| SUMMIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 388 | 3.4% | 62.0% |
| GREENTREE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTHWEST RANCHES | 272 | 1.1% | 65.8% |
| HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 373 | 12.6% | 94.1% |
| VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA TAMPA | 170 | 10.0% | 47.4% |
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 HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #71 of 2,136 | #9 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #351 of 2,149 ▼ 228 | #25 of 176 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #105 of 2,149 ▲ 9 | #6 of 176 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,955 of 2,267 | #158 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,019 of 2,077 | #150 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #1,601 of 2,108 | #145 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #2,149 of 2,188 | #170 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #513 of 621 | #33 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
317
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+140% since 2010-11, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 317 | 14.5 | 21.9:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 22% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 132 | 4 | 33.0:1 | 27% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA.
About HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA is a low-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, that operates as a charter school. The latest federal count shows 317 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 48% smaller than average.
HILLSBOROUGH has 300 schools and 221,318 students, and HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA is one of those schools.
At HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA, Hispanic students make up 74% of the student body. The next largest groups are 11% White, 10% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 44 points above the 30% share among Hillsborough County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA, 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.9:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
The allk12 Grade for HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA is A. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 77.9%. HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA scores 83.9%, 6.0 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 223,193 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, TOWN & COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Over 4 years, HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA's enrollment dropped 3%, to 317. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- TOWN & COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 379
- WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 782
- DICKENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 514
- BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 572
- MORGAN WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 522
- WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPAHow many students attend HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA?
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA serve?
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA.
How diverse is HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA?
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA reports a student body of 11% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA in?
HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL OF TAMPA is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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