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RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 59.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 497 | 47.7% | 62.5% |
| KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTHEAST RIVERVIEW | 433 | 45.7% | 31.0% |
| DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 PALM BEACH GARDENS | 565 | 50.4% | 54.4% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 510 | 44.7% | 60.0% |
| NOB HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 510 | 43.7% | 62.3% |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 536 | 51.1% | 70.2% |
Where RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 497 | 35.8 | 13.9:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 51% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 62% (253) |
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.
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