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Enrollment
393
Combined
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087008566
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA
7705 GUNN HWY, TAMPA, FL 33625 · (813) 222-8687 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Florida public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
156 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 62.7% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
393
+115 (+41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 393 | 21.5 | 18.3:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 36% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 74 | 10 | 7.4:1 | 43% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA.
About PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA is a school serving multiple grade levels located in TAMPA, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 393 students.
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA reports to HILLSBOROUGH, which has 300 schools and 221,318 students.
The biggest share of students at PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA, 40%, is White. The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Hillsborough County's population at about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA scores 68%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The school has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida is close to this figure. In all, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Florida public K-12 schools.
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA is 4.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.6% versus 61.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Hillsborough County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 320 public schools in the county, enrolling about 223,193, PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA among them.
Of the public schools around it, PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA is closest to CITRUS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.6% against a local average of 51.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA is a public charter school.
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA enrolled 278 in 2020-21 and 393 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- 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 TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- CITRUS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 514
- SERGEANT PAUL R SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 595
- VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA0.4 mi · 170
- VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-120.4 mi · 145
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,398
- SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPAHow many students attend PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA?
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA enrolls approximately 393 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA serve?
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA.
How diverse is PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA?
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA reports a student body of 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA?
PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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