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SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY

7116 GUNN HWY, TAMPA, FL 33625 · (813) 920-8802 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
31.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
140 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten177%
Grade 14920%
Grade 24418%
Grade 34518%
Grade 42610%
Grade 56727%

This year's kindergarten class (17) is 75% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
3313%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
18575%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
229%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
14157%
Female
10743%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
46.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%43.0%
2023-2438.2%38.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY

SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY this school24856.5%39.8%
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY COLLIER
NAPLES
26153.3%33.4%
HERBERT CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES
28353.0%51.1%
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY CHARTER
MIAMI
29957.2%22.5%
MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC
GREENACRES
19262.5%45.6%
AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES
36358.7%46.8%
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 SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#1,820 of 2,136#117 of 172
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#1,835 of 2,149
▲ 21
#127 of 176
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#1,498 of 2,149
▲ 229
#96 of 176
▲ 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#2,060 of 2,267#166 of 182
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
31.0:1#2,071 of 2,077#162 of 164
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.7%#1,622 of 2,108#148 of 169
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.5%#1,031 of 2,188#87 of 174
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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25248831.0:156% (140)
2023-242201120.0:191% (201)
2022-2399616.5:184% (83)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY.

About SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY

SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, one of the schools in HILLSBOROUGH. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 248 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students, which makes this school 59% below average.

HILLSBOROUGH is the local district for SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY. It runs 300 schools with 221,318 students.

The largest group at SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is Hispanic students, at 75%. Other students are 13% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County residents are about 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY scores 42%.

Its staff includes 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 31.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 13.5 students per teacher. Roughly 56% of students at SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.

SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Florida public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY would score about 52.9%. It scores 39.8%, 13.1 points below that figure.

The school's county is Hillsborough County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 320 public schools in the county, enrolling about 223,193, SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY among them.

SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY (TAMPA), its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 39.8% compares with 54.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.

SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

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Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
7116 GUNN HWY, TAMPA, FL 33625
Phone
(813) 920-8802
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
31.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
140 (56%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120087009011
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY?
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY serve?
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 31.0:1 students per teacher at SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY?
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 13% White, 75% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY?
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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