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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001020
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL
8412 N 13TH ST, TAMPA, FL 33604 · (813) 975-7305 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Florida public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
573 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL→CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL
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
27.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 37.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL this school | 678 | 84.5% | 29.6% |
| GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL QUINCY | 575 | 83.1% | 34.0% |
| BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLE GLADE | 548 | 81.6% | 31.2% |
| ROLLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 673 | 77.9% | 30.8% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 774 | 83.9% | 35.8% |
| ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 722 | 77.0% | 43.0% |
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 SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #2,083 of 2,136 | #156 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #2,086 of 2,149 ▼ 182 | #161 of 176 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #2,093 of 2,149 ▼ 29 | #163 of 176 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #788 of 2,267 | #69 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,852 of 2,077 | #137 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #1,301 of 2,108 | #130 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #71 of 2,188 | #6 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #594 of 1,374 | #54 of 124 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 35.5 | 19.1:1 | 85% (573) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 35.5 | 17.6:1 | 85% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 38.5 | 15.8:1 | 89% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 98% (637) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 98% (803) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 70 | 11.1:1 | 97% (750) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 51 | 10.6:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 1,000 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 94% (935) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 50 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL.
About SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL, located in TAMPA, Florida, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 678 students, in pre-K through 8.
The district, HILLSBOROUGH, has 221,318 students enrolled across 300 schools.
Black students are the majority at SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL, with 63% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 47 points above the 16% share among Hillsborough County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL operates with 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.1:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.6% actual, 38.8% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 223,193 students in all.
DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL is the public school closest to SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 14.1:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL0.9 mi · 990
- CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 195
- NEW SPRINGS SCHOOLS1.0 mi · 382
- LEGACY PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.2 mi · 102
- CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,183
- SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOLHow large is SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL?
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-08.
Is SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL have?
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL?
At SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 30% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL in?
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.