SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH, with 375 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that serves 221,318 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.8%.

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.