PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL

PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL operates as a sizable elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 968 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL sits 60% above that benchmark.

HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household earnings sit near $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), PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WOODMONT CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL has increased 30%, going from 745 students in 2018 to 968 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 39% to 50%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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