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What's the most underrated thing about PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000997
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
805 MAYDELL DR, TAMPA, FL 33619 · (813) 744-8066 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
326 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
58%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
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
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
28.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 19.8% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 406 | 80.3% | 27.6% |
| SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY POMPANO BEACH | 447 | 83.0% | 57.0% |
| JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY ELOISE | 396 | 82.3% | 44.5% |
| IDEA LAKELAND LAKELAND | 452 | 81.9% | N/A |
| G D ROGERS GARDEN- BULLOCK ELEMENTARY BRADENTON | 472 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 477 | 78.0% | 59.7% |
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 PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #2,104 of 2,136 | #164 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #2,077 of 2,149 ▲ 62 | #160 of 176 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #2,082 of 2,149 ▼ 80 | #160 of 176 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #1,751 of 2,267 | #139 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,389 of 2,077 | #114 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #980 of 2,108 | #104 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #146 of 2,188 | #11 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #593 of 1,374 | #53 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
406
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 406 | 24.1 | 16.9:1 | 80% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 82% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 42 | 10.5:1 | 96% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 49 | 10.0:1 | 94% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 52 | 9.9:1 | 94% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 90% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 90% (531) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 52 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida. Enrolled students number 406 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
HILLSBOROUGH is the district for PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 300 schools and 221,318 students.
A majority of students at PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 55%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 10% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Hillsborough County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. The chance that two students picked at random at PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teacher staffing is 24.1 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. About 80% of students, or 326, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hillsborough County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, which together enroll about 223,193 students.
DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is the public school closest to PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 440 to 406 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Nearby schools
- DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 657
- CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 536
- IDEA HOPE1.8 mi · 790
- BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 480
- KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 404
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 10% White, 55% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.