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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002710
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6100 TAMPA PALMS BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33647 · (813) 975-7390 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
260 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
77%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
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
55.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 63.7% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 682 | 38.1% | 61.4% |
| CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 787 | 27.7% | 77.4% |
| CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 858 | 29.1% | 74.5% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 896 | 23.9% | 76.2% |
| DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 957 | 23.5% | 73.0% |
| HEATHROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 713 | 18.9% | 81.0% |
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 TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #801 of 2,136 | #51 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #725 of 2,149 ▲ 72 | #46 of 176 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,050 of 2,149 ▼ 303 | #62 of 176 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #772 of 2,267 | #67 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #313 of 2,077 | #22 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #2 of 2,108 | #2 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #1,637 of 2,188 | #118 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #287 of 1,374 | #25 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
682
-93 (-12%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 682 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 38% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 53.7 | 13.9:1 | 41% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 51.5 | 15.1:1 | 46% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 46% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 74 | 12.5:1 | 41% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 69 | 13.3:1 | 39% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 61 | 12.4:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 1,168 | 65 | 18.0:1 | 30% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 1,130 | 59 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in TAMPA, Florida, as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 682 students, covering pre-K through 5.
HILLSBOROUGH is the local district for TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 300 schools with 221,318 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Asian, with 26% of students. Next come 24% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 5% Asian. The diversity index for TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 38%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 62.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
In the surrounding county, Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County has 320 public schools with about 223,193 students, including TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.0% on proficiency, and TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 61.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 775 students in 2020-21 to 682 in 2024-25.
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 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
- CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 787
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY2.4 mi · 5,748
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 779
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,869
- PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL3.1 mi · 968
- GRECO MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL3.2 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 24% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.