TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET

TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 234 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET logs that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET is one.

The closest other public school is PATRICIA SULLIVAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES PARTNERSHIP SCHOO, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET has decreased 26%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 58% to 68% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.