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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000964
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2909 N 66TH ST, TAMPA, FL 33619 · (813) 744-8074 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
317 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
60%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
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
41.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 28.2% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 404 | 78.5% | 39.0% |
| LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 415 | 79.5% | 51.2% |
| BETHUNE ACADEMY HAINES CITY | 430 | 77.9% | 52.7% |
| INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 423 | 82.3% | 37.0% |
| PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 407 | 74.9% | 38.4% |
| FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 428 | 81.5% | 33.2% |
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 KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,855 of 2,136 | #122 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,545 of 2,149 ▲ 546 | #98 of 176 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,723 of 2,149 ▲ 372 | #115 of 176 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #1,758 of 2,267 | #141 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #492 of 2,077 | #36 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #879 of 2,108 | #94 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #189 of 2,188 | #15 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #329 of 1,374 | #31 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
404
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 404 | 27.9 | 14.5:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 21.5 | 19.6:1 | 86% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 33.5 | 12.9:1 | 90% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 97% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 95% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 95% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 94% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 83% (452) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a small elementary school, KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in TAMPA, Florida. Enrollment is 404 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
The 300 schools of HILLSBOROUGH, including KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 221,318 students.
A majority of students at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 52%, are Black. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 60%.
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.5 students for each one. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.8% at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.0%.
Census estimates describe Hillsborough County this way: median household income is about $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, with a combined enrollment of about 223,193.
The closest public school to KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is IDEA HOPE, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 on 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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 415 to 404. The school's ratio rose from 11.2:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 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
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
- IDEA HOPE1.2 mi · 790
- THE COLLABORATORY PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.3 mi · 61
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 314
- PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 406
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL2.2 mi · 327
- WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL2.2 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 34% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.