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.