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What do students at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
761
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004358
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
16215 HANNA RD, LUTZ, FL 33549 · (813) 948-4190 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
34 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 11% |
Student demographics
55%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
71.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 66.8% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 →
Where LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #456 of 2,136 | #34 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #630 of 2,149 | #45 of 176 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #377 of 2,149 | #29 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #555 of 2,267 | #49 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,771 of 2,077 | #133 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #1,137 of 2,108 | #115 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #1,259 of 1,374 | #117 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
-21 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 14.2:1
% White
62%
was 72%
% Hispanic
25%
was 19%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 8% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 12% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in LUTZ, Florida. Enrollment stands at 761 students, covering kindergarten through 8. The school is 26% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Florida.
Federal data list 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, with 221,318 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is White: 62%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 51% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL scores 55%.
On staff are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. About 4% of students at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hillsborough County average 43%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 78.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.2%.
The county, Hillsborough County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 320, with about 223,193 students.
The closest school to LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 1.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a public charter school.
The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 782 to 761. White students made up 72% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 62% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 18.6:1.
The discussion board for LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 LUTZ
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,396 students
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,104 students
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCESElementary · 984 students
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 934 students
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
Nearby schools
- BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 928
- MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL1.6 mi · 673
- MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 731
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 779
- MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL2.5 mi · 395
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY2.6 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 761 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL have?
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL are roughly 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL in?
LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.