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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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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
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
72%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 65.4% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 543 | 52.7% | 57.9% |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 536 | 51.1% | 70.2% |
| LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER SPRINGS | 543 | 49.5% | 68.3% |
| NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER | 630 | 48.1% | 50.5% |
| ALOMA ELEMENTARY WINTER PARK | 509 | 50.1% | 50.8% |
| DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 PALM BEACH GARDENS | 565 | 50.4% | 54.4% |
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 LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #966 of 2,136 | #57 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #1,221 of 2,149 ▼ 487 | #78 of 176 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,118 of 2,149 ▼ 280 | #68 of 176 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #1,259 of 2,267 | #101 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #796 of 2,077 | #63 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #86 of 2,108 | #21 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #1,190 of 2,188 | #93 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #612 of 1,374 | #56 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
543
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,160
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 543 | 35.6 | 15.3:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 32.5 | 17.2:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 55% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 64% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 59% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 55% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 49% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 46 | 20.0:1 | 29% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 1,160 | 61 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in BRANDON, Florida. It reports enrollment of 543 students in pre-K through 5.
HILLSBOROUGH is responsible for 300 schools, LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 221,318 students in all.
The student body at LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 38%. Next come 31% White, 19% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
There are 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. A total of 286 students, or 53%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hillsborough County averages 43%, lower than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is +3.1 points: 57.9% actual, 54.8% predicted.
In Hillsborough County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 320 public schools and about 223,193 students.
The closest school to LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 57.9% compares with 34.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 576 to 543, a 6% decrease.
This page collects posts and questions about LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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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.