RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL

RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is a small elementary school in TEMPLE TERRACE, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. The school works with 497 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Black (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 497). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 17% to 27%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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