SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of cozy scale in SEFFNER, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH, educateing 437 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% below the state mean of about 604.

SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that enrolls 221,318 students overall.

On demographics, SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 24% White, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 26%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 43% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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