Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003376
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4207 N 26TH ST, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 276-5569 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
186 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
34%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 44.8% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 239 | 77.8% | 44.0% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL RIVIERA BEACH | 241 | 81.3% | 38.1% |
| PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 219 | 83.6% | 66.7% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY TALLAHASSEE | 243 | 80.2% | 37.2% |
| SUSIE E. TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 245 | 80.8% | 21.4% |
| ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTH BAY | 267 | 79.4% | 49.2% |
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 LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,642 of 2,136 | #100 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,495 of 2,149 ▲ 129 | #92 of 176 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,249 of 2,149 ▲ 146 | #78 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #2,069 of 2,267 | #167 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #237 of 2,077 | #13 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,784 of 2,108 | #157 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #209 of 2,188 | #18 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #76 of 1,374 | #9 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
239
-138 (-37%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 239 | 17.6 | 13.6:1 | 78% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 83% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 81% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 82% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 80% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 70% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 66% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 90% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A very small elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 239 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 60% below that mark.
The 300 schools of HILLSBOROUGH, including LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 221,318 students.
A large majority of enrollment at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black, at 81%. It is also 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 78%. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C, ahead of 32% of Florida public elementary schools.
The model predicts 42.2% for a school in Florida with LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 44.0%.
In the wider Hillsborough County area, median household income comes to about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County's 320 public schools enroll about 223,193 students and include LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 39.3% on proficiency, and LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 44.0%.
NCES assigns LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 138 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
The LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 437
- YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.5 mi · 307
- POTTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 467
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 376
- MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,637
- EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
Is LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 10% Hispanic, 81% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.