LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in TAMPA, Florida, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a minimally staffed K-5 school, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH. It educates 239 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 604.

LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that teaches 221,318 students overall.

On demographics, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 39%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 70% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.