ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL

ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is a sizable elementary campus in TAMPA, Florida, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH. The school teaches 933 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% White, 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Hillsborough County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.7%, the actual is 71.3%, a residual of +4.7 points.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAVOY EXCEPTIONAL CENTER, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 67.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 769 (now 933). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 25% to 34%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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