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What do students at SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
904
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004094
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11525 RAMBLE CREEK DR, RIVERVIEW, FL 33569 · (813) 672-5230 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL904 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
407 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
904
-183 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.1:1
% White
28%
was 37%
% Hispanic
36%
was 36%
% Black
23%
was 18%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in RIVERVIEW, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 904 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 604.
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that serves 221,318 students overall.
Looking at the student body, SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 23% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 49.3%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) records that median household income runs about $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), SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTHEAST, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Trend over the last 7 years. SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,087 (now 904). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 37% to 28%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in RIVERVIEW
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- SPOTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,933 students
- WINTHROP CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,827 students
- COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,644 students
- SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 1,230 students
Nearby schools
- KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTHEAST1.0 mi · 433
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,387
- RIVERVIEW ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.5 mi · 1,059
- BIG BEND ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.5 mi · 18
- COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,644
- KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTH (K-12)1.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 904 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SESSUMS ELEMENTARY 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.