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What's the biggest difference between NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004090
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5413 DURANT RD, DOVER, FL 33527 · (813) 651-2120 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
303 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 | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
70%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
50.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
47.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 53.2% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 630 | 48.1% | 50.5% |
| BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 686 | 46.8% | 61.4% |
| VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 733 | 46.1% | 69.2% |
| LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER SPRINGS | 543 | 49.5% | 68.3% |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 536 | 51.1% | 70.2% |
| QUAIL HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS | 559 | 47.8% | 48.8% |
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 NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,313 of 2,136 | #79 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,658 of 2,149 ▼ 423 | #107 of 176 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,257 of 2,149 ▼ 243 | #79 of 176 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #928 of 2,267 | #77 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,575 of 2,077 | #124 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #230 of 2,108 | #39 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,352 of 2,188 | #99 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #372 of 1,374 | #34 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
630
-78 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 52% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 54% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 54 | 13.1:1 | 64% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 61% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 60% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 49% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in DOVER, Florida, administered by HILLSBOROUGH. It enrolls 630 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The district, HILLSBOROUGH, operates 300 schools serving 221,318 students.
No group is above 50% at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 51%. The diversity index for NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 17.5 students per teacher, from 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 48% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.1% for NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 50.5%, 6.5 points below the prediction.
In Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County has 320 public schools with about 223,193 students, including NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.6 miles from MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.5% versus a 61.0% average.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 17.5 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 DOVER
- STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,501 students
- INDEPENDENCE ACADEMYElementary · 811 students
- BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 719 students
- DOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
- WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTERCombined · 61 students
Other Nelson Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Nelson Elementary. NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 8.
- Nelson Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 527 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolGraham, WA · 497 students
- Nelson ElementaryPinedale, CA · 466 students
- Nelson ElemHaysville, KS · 442 students
- Nelson ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,027
- BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 667
- LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 609
- DURANT HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 2,504
- VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 733
- ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.