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If you had an hour of school board time for WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
876
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003387
WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9517 W LINEBAUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33626 · (813) 631-4600 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
188 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 17% |
Student demographics
63%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
75.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
84.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 80.8% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
Where WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #252 of 2,136 | #18 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #164 of 2,149 | #12 of 176 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #263 of 2,149 | #21 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #339 of 2,267 | #25 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,423 of 2,077 | #116 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #667 of 2,108 | #70 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #918 of 1,374 | #85 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
876
-102 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.6:1
% White
51%
was 62%
% Hispanic
31%
was 21%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
10%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 876 | 51.6 | 17.0:1 | 21% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 53.5 | 16.7:1 | 25% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 22% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 67 | 14.6:1 | 20% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in HILLSBOROUGH, located in TAMPA, Florida. School enrollment was 876 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 45% larger than that.
The district, HILLSBOROUGH, has 221,318 students enrolled across 300 schools.
Roughly 51% of students at WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 51% White, within a few points of the school. WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 51.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.0:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.8%, compared with a predicted 70.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
The closest public school to WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL declined 10% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 978 to 876 students. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which decreased from 62% to 51%. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2017-18 and 17.0:1 in 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
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 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
- DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 969
- HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.1 mi · 819
- LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 755
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 589
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,863
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 876 students in grades PK-05.
Is WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.0:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WESTCHASE 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.