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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000992
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1806 E BEARSS AVE, TAMPA, FL 33613 · (813) 975-7373 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
492 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 | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
40%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
35.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 41.2% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 731 | 67.3% | 36.6% |
| LANCASTER ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 646 | 68.3% | 40.2% |
| GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENACRES | 773 | 70.5% | 61.9% |
| CAMPBELL DRIVE K-8 CENTER HOMESTEAD | 844 | 66.1% | 47.1% |
| LOVELL ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 655 | 65.8% | 42.2% |
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENACRES | 817 | 64.3% | 49.4% |
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 MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,927 of 2,136 | #134 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,732 of 2,149 ▲ 45 | #115 of 176 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,943 of 2,149 ▲ 85 | #138 of 176 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #619 of 2,267 | #57 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #487 of 2,077 | #35 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #1,670 of 2,108 | #152 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #576 of 2,188 | #62 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #737 of 1,374 | #66 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
731
-118 (-14%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,068
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 731 | 50.6 | 14.4:1 | 67% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 51.5 | 14.4:1 | 72% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 52.5 | 14.7:1 | 78% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 96% (811) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 76 | 11.2:1 | 93% (795) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 77 | 10.8:1 | 94% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 63 | 12.7:1 | 95% (759) |
| 2000-01 | 928 | 62 | 15.0:1 | 100% (925) |
| 1990-91 | 1,068 | 60 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in TAMPA, Florida. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 731 students. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH, where 300 schools serve 221,318 students.
The share of Hispanic students at MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 76%, a majority. It is also 17% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 30% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. On the income side, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hillsborough County.
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.6% and a predicted 47.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income comes to about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 320, with about 223,193 students.
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.6% is below the 44.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 14.4 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
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- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.8 mi · 395
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY0.9 mi · 76
- EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 38
- LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 761
- MILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 585
- HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND/HOMEBASED PROGRAMS1.8 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-05.
Is MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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