MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized K-5 school in TAMPA, Florida, MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 731 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under HILLSBOROUGH. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 21% bigger than that benchmark.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 36.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 852 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 62% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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