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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004093
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1250 WILLIAMS RD, BRANDON, FL 33510 · (813) 651-2110 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
371 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 44.1% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 510 | 72.7% | 39.8% |
| MILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 585 | 72.6% | 32.5% |
| BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 455 | 74.5% | 49.4% |
| LAMB ELEMENTARY TAMPA | 513 | 72.9% | 44.4% |
| JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL PALMETTO | 614 | 73.1% | 56.0% |
| PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY LANTANA | 579 | 67.4% | 46.3% |
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 SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,819 of 2,136 | #116 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,889 of 2,149 ▼ 220 | #133 of 176 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,978 of 2,149 ▼ 188 | #141 of 176 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #1,385 of 2,267 | #116 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #687 of 2,077 | #53 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #629 of 2,108 | #68 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #356 of 2,188 | #38 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #434 of 1,374 | #41 of 124 |
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
510
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 73% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 77% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 77% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 86% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 86% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 50 | 12.6:1 | 79% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 64% (385) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in BRANDON, Florida. Enrollment stands at 510 students, covering pre-K through 5.
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under HILLSBOROUGH, which has 300 schools enrolling 221,318 students.
About 47% of students at SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 35% Black, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 30 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 39.8% actual against 44.7% predicted.
For Hillsborough County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,540 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Hillsborough County number 320, with about 223,193 students.
Measured in a straight line, FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL is about 1.0 miles from SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY 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.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 40 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
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- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- MANN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 977 students
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- BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 686 students
- MCLANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
Nearby schools
- FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL1.0 mi · 31
- LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 543
- COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY1.5 mi · 44
- HILLSBOROUGH GIRLS ACADEMY1.5 mi · 18
- TAMPA RESIDENTIAL FACILITY1.5 mi · 42
- LAKE ACADEMY SECURE1.5 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 11% White, 47% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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