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What do students at LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000973
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1115 TELFAIR RD, BRANDON, FL 33510 · (813) 744-8200 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
286 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
53.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
-111 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
31%
was 40%
% Hispanic
38%
was 28%
% Black
19%
was 16%
% Asian
5%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in BRANDON, Florida, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 543 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 31% White, 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 57.9%.
Around the school, Hillsborough County reports that median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).
BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 34.6%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 654 (now 543). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 40% to 31%.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 BRANDON
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- MANN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 977 students
- MINTZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 687 students
- BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 686 students
- MCLANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
Nearby schools
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,835
- MCLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 652
- SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 510
- MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 977
- SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 437
- MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 31% White, 38% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.