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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001041
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
301 KINGSWAY RD, BRANDON, FL 33510 · (813) 744-8177 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
385 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
65%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
37.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 28.3% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 548 | 70.3% | 31.9% |
| ONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 576 | 73.6% | 36.3% |
| J. D. PARKER SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY STUART | 531 | 66.7% | 45.4% |
| AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 503 | 68.8% | 51.6% |
| HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 600 | 70.0% | 53.1% |
| H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 602 | 70.1% | 41.6% |
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 YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #2,037 of 2,136 | #146 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #2,058 of 2,149 ▲ 35 | #155 of 176 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,869 of 2,149 ▲ 198 | #132 of 176 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,232 of 2,267 | #99 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,052 of 2,077 | #88 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #583 of 2,108 | #66 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #445 of 2,188 | #52 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #348 of 1,374 | #32 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
548
-95 (-15%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 548 | 34.6 | 15.8:1 | 70% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 75% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 71% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 85% (548) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 85% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 59 | 12.5:1 | 83% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 73% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 45% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 43 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school in BRANDON, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 548 students.
The HILLSBOROUGH system has 300 schools and 221,318 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% Black, 21% White, and 5% multiracial. Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 70% in 2024-25. The 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 27 points lower.
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.9% is 14.1 points below the 46.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Hillsborough County residents, 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. Besides YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hillsborough County has 319 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 95 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 15.8:1.
Community posts for YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 BRANDON
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- MANN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 977 students
- MINTZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 687 students
- BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 686 students
- MCLANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
Other Yates Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Yates Elementary. YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Yates Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 438 students
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 327 students
- Yates Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 268 students
Nearby schools
- MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 977
- MCLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 652
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,835
- SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 437
- BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 686
- LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 21% White, 51% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
YATES 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.