Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004096
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
1721 N MACDILL AVE, TAMPA, FL 33607 · (813) 356-1760 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
101 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
74%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
77.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
85.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 82.9% |
% 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 353 | 28.6% | 77.6% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 456 | 24.1% | 71.4% |
| DAYSPRING ANGELINE NEW PORT RICHEY | 312 | 24.4% | 75.6% |
| PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON MIAMI | 498 | 32.9% | 82.9% |
| PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 574 | 31.5% | 67.4% |
| SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUTZ | 555 | 22.3% | 76.3% |
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 MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #231 of 2,136 | #16 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #126 of 2,149 ▲ 27 | #9 of 176 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #220 of 2,149 ▲ 30 | #18 of 176 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,882 of 2,267 | #152 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #444 of 2,077 | #31 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #30 of 2,108 | #14 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,849 of 2,188 | #131 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #1,184 of 1,374 | #113 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
353
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 353 | 24.6 | 14.3:1 | 29% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 24.5 | 15.6:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 27.5 | 14.0:1 | 40% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 27% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL.
About MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is the name of a small elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 353 students. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 42% lower.
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one of 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, which enrolls 221,318 students in total.
About 35% of students at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 32% White, 14% multiracial, 12% Black, and 7% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The school's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Hillsborough County report 43%.
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (77.6%) and its predicted rate (66.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
In Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Hillsborough County, 320 public schools serve about 223,193 students.
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.3% proficiency; MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL posts 77.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 14 students, from 367 to 353.
This page is set up for the MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is approximately 14.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 35% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL public or private?
MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.