Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002513
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2700 W CHERRY ST, TAMPA, FL 33607 · (813) 872-5200 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
278 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
50%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.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 58.1% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 362 | 76.8% | 52.9% |
| DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 422 | 73.5% | 37.9% |
| RODNEY B. COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 399 | 75.4% | 34.0% |
| G D ROGERS GARDEN- BULLOCK ELEMENTARY BRADENTON | 472 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POINCIANA | 479 | 73.7% | 36.8% |
| PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 406 | 80.3% | 27.6% |
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 WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,183 of 2,136 | #69 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #906 of 2,149 ▲ 107 | #56 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,616 of 2,149 ▼ 191 | #107 of 176 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #1,866 of 2,267 | #150 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #642 of 2,077 | #48 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #1,388 of 2,108 | #134 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #239 of 2,188 | #21 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #520 of 1,374 | #48 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
362
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 362 | 24.3 | 14.9:1 | 77% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 31.5 | 13.5:1 | 76% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 81% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 93% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 40 | 11.2:1 | 94% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 96% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 95% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 96% (698) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 45 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A low-enrollment elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school counted 362 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 40% below the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
HILLSBOROUGH counts 300 schools and 221,318 students, including WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 65% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 28% Black and 4% White. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 30% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. The school has 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Among Florida public elementary schools, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.7%.
Looking at the county, Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County has 320 public schools with about 223,193 students, including WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 417 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 362 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 12.3:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 65% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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