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LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary campus in VALRICO, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH, enrolls 609 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.5%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).
CIMINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 68.0%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 5%, going from 640 students in 2018 to 609 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 66% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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