TINKER K-8 SCHOOL

TINKER K-8 SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 560 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), TINKER K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TINKER K-8 SCHOOL records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TINKER K-8 SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting TINKER K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at TINKER K-8 SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, TINKER K-8 SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.7%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), TINKER K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHIARAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TINKER K-8 SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TINKER K-8 SCHOOL has fell 23%, going from 723 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 46% to 55% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.