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Enrollment
934
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003714
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5503 W LUTZ LAKE FERN RD, LUTZ, FL 33558 · (813) 558-5427 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL934 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
115 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 174 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (174).
Student demographics
66%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
91.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 91.3% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 90.9% |
% 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
86.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (86.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 934 | 12.3% | 86.4% |
| OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 1,045 | 16.5% | 70.7% |
| BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 852 | 10.3% | 87.6% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES LAND O LAKES | 913 | 11.5% | 70.0% |
| EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY WELLINGTON | 834 | 15.2% | 85.4% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
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 MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #44 of 2,136 | #4 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.3% | #34 of 2,149 ▼ 1 | #2 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #71 of 2,149 ▼ 45 | #5 of 176 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 934 | #260 of 2,267 | #15 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #873 of 2,077 | #70 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #510 of 2,108 | #60 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #2,095 of 2,188 | #157 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #527 of 621 | #34 of 41 |
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
934
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 987
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 934 | 60.6 | 15.4:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 55.5 | 17.4:1 | 15% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 988 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 12% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 63 | 15.6:1 | 14% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 61 | 14.9:1 | 15% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 63 | 15.1:1 | 14% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 987 | 65 | 15.2:1 | 9% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In LUTZ, Florida, MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school. The school serves 934 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
HILLSBOROUGH (300 schools, 221,318 students) runs MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 51% of the student body. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Hillsborough County is about 51% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 60.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Around 12% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Hillsborough County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.0%.
Hillsborough County has about 1,522,748 residents, and the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hillsborough County has 319 other public schools.
The nearest public school is STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 73.4% proficiency; MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 86.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 5%, to 934.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in LUTZ
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,396 students
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,104 students
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCESElementary · 984 students
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 761 students
Nearby schools
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,396
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,104
- SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 555
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES2.4 mi · 984
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 2,206
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES3.4 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 934 students in grades PK-05.
Is MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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