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Tinker K-8 School

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Tinker K-8 School ranks 556 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Tinker K-8 School is a public elementary and middle school located in Tampa, Florida, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 588 students. This school is part of the Hillsborough School District, which is ranked 49 out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tinker K-8 School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Florida elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 295 and 556 over the past 10 years. The school maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance compared to other schools in the state. Tinker K-8 School outperforms the Hillsborough District and the state of Florida in several key academic areas, including End-of-Course (EOC) Algebra 1 and Civics exams, Statewide Science/Science assessments, and FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) English Language Arts and Math assessments. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 23.06% to 29.59% over the past three years, and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the district average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Hillsborough District, such as Mabry Elementary, Grady Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, Tinker K-8 School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming its peers on various academic measures. This consistent academic excellence, coupled with the school's favorable student demographics and learning environment, make Tinker K-8 School a standout institution within the Hillsborough School District.

560

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,647

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8207 Tinker St
Tampa, FL 33621

(813) 840-2043

District: Hillsborough

Students who attend Tinker K-8 School usually attend:

High:

Robinson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

19.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Florida elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hillsborough

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg55%

Florida avg58%

Elementary school

556^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

306^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 176Elementary Schools in the Hillsborough

49^th of 67Hillsborough among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	556 of 2258	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	432 of 2256	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	404 of 2240	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	312 of 2219	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	295 of 2247	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	577 of 2182	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	383 of 2118	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	390 of 2112	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	527 of 2087	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.0	238 of 2064	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	438 of 2029	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	413 of 1984	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	357 of 1985	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	437 of 1919	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	405 of 1847	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	343 of 1789	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.5	569 of 1786	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.1	619 of 1688	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	306 of 1205	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	222 of 1196	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	74 of 1177	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	169 of 1148	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	224 of 1136	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	283 of 1099	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	254 of 1035	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	249 of 1031	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	328 of 997	67.1%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1100%+40 vs state

Science72%+20 vs state

Math72%+12 vs state

Civics69%~ state avg

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tinker K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8207 Tinker St	Tampa	33621	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 840-2043	560	36	15.5	27.0%	310 (55.4%)	65 (11.6%)	111 (19.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60 (10.7%)	73	556^th of 2258 public elementary schools	75.4%		79.3	432^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	80.9%	124	68.0	62.0	76.0	71.0	50.0	64.0	58.0	72.0	69.0	87.0		75.0	73.0	70.0	100.0	69.0	$12,647	$809	$11,837
Chiaramonte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 S Himes Ave	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 272-3066	325	20	16.5	58.8%	107 (32.9%)	81 (24.9%)	88 (27.1%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.8%)	43.6	1256^th of 2258 public elementary schools	44.4%		65.8	729^th of 2256 public elementary schools	67.7%	527	39.0	50.0	59.0				71.0	46.0	59.0				49.0				$13,753	$1,761	$11,992
Ballast Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2802 W Ballast Point Blvd	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 272-3070	408	32	12.9	25.2%	240 (58.8%)	37 (9.1%)	77 (18.9%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	71.9	583^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	74.2%		79.4	425^th of 2256 public elementary schools	81.2%	158	61.0	69.0	67.0				67.0	81.0	69.0				58.0				$14,890	$1,297	$13,593
Westshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 S Westshore Blvd	Tampa	33616	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 272-3080	259	18	14.0	67.6%	53 (20.5%)	85 (32.8%)	85 (32.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.4%)	30.5	1623^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	28.1%		34	1514^th of 2256 public elementary schools	32.9%	109	41.0	66.0	43.0				31.0	47.0	49.0				38.0				$16,427	$1,940	$14,487
Lanier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4704 W Montgomery Ave	Tampa	33616	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 272-3060	282	22	12.9	56.4%	76 (27.0%)	42 (14.9%)	111 (39.4%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.5%)	70.6	621^st of 2258 public elementary schools	72.5%		47.5	1157^th of 2256 public elementary schools	48.7%	536	57.0	64.0	71.0				71.0	67.0	79.0				62.0				$16,877	$1,949	$14,929
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3910 W Fair Oaks Ave	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 272-3075	221	16	13.9	54.3%	72 (32.6%)	37 (16.7%)	63 (28.5%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (18.6%)	42.8	1280^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.3%		52.3	1036^th of 2256 public elementary schools	54.1%	244	50.0	57.0	46.0				57.0	76.0	41.0				43.0				$15,765	$1,116	$14,650
Kenneth E. Adum Pk-8 Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	4210 W Bay Villa Ave	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 272-4000	1,007	66	15.1	13.4%	667 (66.2%)	39 (3.9%)	158 (15.7%)	43 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.8%)								(n/a)																	$11,634	$888	$10,746
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3205 S Ferdinand Ave	Tampa	33629	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 272-3090	614	37	16.7	9.9%	434 (70.7%)	10 (1.6%)	105 (17.1%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	92.2	97^th of 2258 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.9	52^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	97.7%	45	73.0	76.0	89.0				84.0	85.0	94.0				86.0				$11,016	$735	$10,281
Mabry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 W Estrella St	Tampa	33629	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 872-5364	628	42	15.0	10.7%	468 (74.5%)	7 (1.1%)	83 (13.2%)	26 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	93.3	73^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	96.8%		94	72^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	96.8%	1	82.0	76.0	84.0				87.0	87.0	84.0				85.0				$11,508	$781	$10,727
Bridgeprep Academy Of Tampa	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 W Swann Ave	Tampa	33609	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 258-5652	248	8	31.0	11.3%	38 (15.3%)	62 (25.0%)	133 (53.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	19.6	1921^st of 2258 public elementary schools	14.9%		14.8	2038^th of 2256 public elementary schools	9.7%	117	38.0	42.0	25.0	61.0	43.0	52.0	38.0	58.0	22.0	26.0	39.0	45.0	27.0	29.0		57.0	$11,816	$1,741	$10,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Tinker K-8 School

What district is Tinker K-8 School in?

Hillsborough

What schools do graduates of Tinker K-8 School attend?

Students who attend Tinker K-8 School usually go on to attend:

High : Robinson High School

What is the racial makeup of Tinker K-8 School?

Students at Tinker K-8 School are 55% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Tinker K-8 School a good school?

Tinker K-8 School ranks 556^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tinker K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Tinker K-8 School.

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