Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003186
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4302 E ELLICOTT ST, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 740-4800 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Florida public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
321 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
52%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
21.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 21.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 388 | 82.7% | 22.8% |
| FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 428 | 81.5% | 33.2% |
| ROBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 472 | 82.4% | 27.7% |
| PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLE GLADE | 408 | 85.8% | 41.6% |
| GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GULFPORT | 421 | 79.3% | 46.6% |
| PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAHOKEE | 328 | 84.1% | 52.4% |
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 JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #2,129 of 2,136 | #170 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #2,143 of 2,149 ▼ 4 | #174 of 176 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #2,141 of 2,149 ▼ 66 | #174 of 176 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,800 of 2,267 | #144 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #917 of 2,077 | #75 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #1,283 of 2,108 | #129 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #99 of 2,188 | #7 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.0% | #33 of 1,374 | #7 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
388
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
+506% since 2000-01, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 83% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 87% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 97% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 97% (697) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 99% (637) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 57 | 12.8:1 | 95% (692) |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 12 | 5.3:1 | 95% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. School enrollment was 388 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by HILLSBOROUGH, whose 300 schools enroll 221,318 students.
At 64%, Black students outnumber all other groups at JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. It is also 26% Hispanic and 7% White. Hillsborough County's residents are about 16% Black, 48 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
At JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment. That is 40 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
allk12 grades JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 39.7%. It scores 22.8%, a bottom-10% result among Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.
The next-closest public school is WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 22.8% compares with 39.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 388, 9% below the 426 of 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
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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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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
Other James Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named James Elementary. JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- James Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 477 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYPORTALES, NM · 364 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 328 students
- James Elementary SchoolOttumwa, IA · 249 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 856
- PEPIN ACADEMIES0.5 mi · 834
- POTTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 467
- SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 396
- CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER1.1 mi · 46
- ROBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
Is JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 26% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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