SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 3208 NESMITH RD, in PLANT CITY, Florida, SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that instructs 750 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under HILLSBOROUGH. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder reads as 30% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.5%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL, around 3.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 953 (now 750). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 30%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.