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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
933
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087008061
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
1510 N MANHATTAN AVE, TAMPA, FL 33607 · (813) 872-5212 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-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
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
270 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (123).
Student demographics
75%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
73.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.7pp 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 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 76.8% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 933 | 28.9% | 71.3% |
| LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLERMONT | 997 | 27.7% | 64.3% |
| PARK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 801 | 30.6% | 73.3% |
| COUNTRY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 827 | 26.4% | 72.4% |
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 800 | 31.1% | 74.3% |
| EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY WEST PALM BEACH | 818 | 31.8% | 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 ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #412 of 2,136 | #33 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #562 of 2,149 ▼ 239 | #42 of 176 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #334 of 2,149 ▼ 209 | #24 of 176 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #262 of 2,267 | #16 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,574 of 2,077 | #123 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #17 of 2,108 | #9 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #1,846 of 2,188 | #130 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #186 of 621 | #16 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 2024-25Enrollment
933
+148 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 933 | 53.3 | 17.5:1 | 29% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 30% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 53 | 15.9:1 | 36% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 61 | 12.6:1 | 38% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 62 | 12.9:1 | 36% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL.
About ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by HILLSBOROUGH in TAMPA, Florida. The school enrolls 933 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 54% larger than that.
HILLSBOROUGH serves 221,318 students across 300 schools.
At ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 34%. The school is also 30% White, 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, Hillsborough County is about 30% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 53.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
allk12 grades ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is 4.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 71.3%. Predicted: 66.7%.
In the county around the school, Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 223,193 students in all.
LAVOY EXCEPTIONAL CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL's average proficiency of 71.3% compares with 67.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment gain, from 785 in 2020-21 to 933 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 17.5:1.
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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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- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
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- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- LAVOY EXCEPTIONAL CENTER0.1 mi · 42
- JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,310
- MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL1.6 mi · 353
- GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 548
- DETENTION CENTER WEST1.8 mi · 26
- LES PETERS ACADEMY1.8 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL?
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 933 students in grades KG-08.
Is ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is approximately 17.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL?
At ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 30% White, 34% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL public or private?
ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.