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RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL

405 S RIVERHILLS DR, TEMPLE TERRACE, FL 33617 · (813) 987-6911 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Florida public elementary 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
237 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K214%
Kindergarten7214%
Grade 17114%
Grade 27415%
Grade 38818%
Grade 48818%
Grade 58317%

This year's kindergarten class (72) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
11022%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
13227%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
18437%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
306%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
418%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
24349%
Female
25451%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
66.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.3%63.9%
2023-2462.5%59.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% 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 RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL

RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL this school49747.7%62.5%
KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTHEAST
RIVERVIEW
43345.7%31.0%
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8
PALM BEACH GARDENS
56550.4%54.4%
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
PLANT CITY
51044.7%60.0%
NOB HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE
51043.7%62.3%
WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
LAKELAND
53651.1%70.2%
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 RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.5%#744 of 2,136#49 of 172
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.9%#914 of 2,149
▲ 59
#57 of 176
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.3%#574 of 2,149
▲ 53
#37 of 176
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
497#1,436 of 2,267#120 of 182
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#304 of 2,077#21 of 164
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
73.3%#45 of 2,108#15 of 169
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.7%#1,366 of 2,188#101 of 174
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.7%#428 of 621#26 of 41
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 2024-25
Enrollment
497
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549735.813.9:148% (237)
2023-245253315.9:152% (271)
2022-234953514.1:151% (250)
2020-214973613.8:159% (295)
2017-184703712.7:159% (276)
2015-164113511.7:162% (253)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL.

About RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL

RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL serves students in TEMPLE TERRACE, Florida, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 497 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.

Enrollment across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH totals 221,318 students.

Of every 100 students at RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, about 37 are Black, the largest group. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 16% Black. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL are from different groups.

Teacher count: 35.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. Roughly 48% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Florida public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is 5.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.5% actual, 57.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that 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 RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL.

FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.

RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 497 to 497.

People who know RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
405 S RIVERHILLS DR, TEMPLE TERRACE, FL 33617
Phone
(813) 987-6911
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
497
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
237 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120087008200
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
How many students attend RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
Is RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL have?
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 22% White, 27% Hispanic, 37% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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