WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a modestly sized elementary-level community in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH, hosts 362 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that instructs 221,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest looks like 28% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 52.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 19%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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