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Enrollment
733
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003072
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
609 S MILLER RD, VALRICO, FL 33594 · (813) 744-6777 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
338 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 70.8% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 733 | 46.1% | 69.2% |
| BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 686 | 46.8% | 61.4% |
| NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER | 630 | 48.1% | 50.5% |
| DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT MANDARIN JACKSONVILLE | 856 | 46.6% | 53.9% |
| RED BUG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CASSELBERRY | 811 | 48.6% | 62.2% |
| CORAL SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 744 | 42.1% | 65.1% |
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 VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #494 of 2,136 | #36 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #518 of 2,149 ▼ 5 | #39 of 176 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #449 of 2,149 ▲ 17 | #33 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #611 of 2,267 | #54 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #594 of 2,077 | #43 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #411 of 2,108 | #54 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #1,415 of 2,188 | #104 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #959 of 1,374 | #89 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
733
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 733 | 49.7 | 14.8:1 | 46% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 48% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 48% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 54 | 13.1:1 | 59% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 58 | 14.0:1 | 59% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 64 | 12.9:1 | 56% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 68 | 12.8:1 | 49% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 956 | 61 | 15.7:1 | 47% (446) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in VALRICO, Florida, reachable at (813) 744-6777. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 733 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 21% larger than that.
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in HILLSBOROUGH, a district with 221,318 students across 300 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 40%. Next come 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 51% White among all Hillsborough County residents. VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.8:1 comes from the school's 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 46% in 2024-25. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
After adjusting for student poverty, VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.2%; the prediction is 58.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 53.3% proficiency; VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 69.2%.
Federal data place VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 733 students in 2024-25, 24 more than the 709 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 VALRICO
- BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,208 students
- MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,027 students
- NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP VALRICOElementary · 906 students
- CIMINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 789 students
- BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 667 students
- LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 667
- MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,027
- BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 686
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 548
- BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,108
- BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,208
Frequently asked questions
About VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 733 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 40% White, 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VALRICO 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.