MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LUTZ, Florida, MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, run under HILLSBOROUGH. It instructs 934 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that caters to 221,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Hillsborough County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.0%, the actual is 86.4%, a residual of +11.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household income runs about $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. MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 73.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 912 students in 2018 compared to 934 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 62% to 51%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.