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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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
-144 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 14.7:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
30%
was 23%
% Black
63%
was 67%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL
SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in TAMPA, Florida, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH, educateing 678 students in grades pre-K through 8.
Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 29.6%.
Around the school, census data for Hillsborough County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.7%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL has contracted 18%, going from 822 students in 2018 to 678 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 23% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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.
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