LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY

LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY is a low-enrollment primary school in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. The school teaches 437 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 33% White, 14% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 76.8%; LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY posts 41.6%, -35.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET 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. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site. LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY has ticked down 28%, going from 611 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 59% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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