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Channelside Academy Of Math And Science

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Channelside Academy Of Math And Science ranks 1242 nd of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Channelside Academy Of Math And Science is a K-8 charter school in downtown Tampa serving 293 students within the Hillsborough district, offering a continuous educational path through 8th grade that most nearby schools cannot match.

This school presents a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. Its standout feature is exceptional performance in advanced math: 94% of students were proficient in Algebra 1, far exceeding the district average. However, math proficiency in grades 3-7 often falls below district and state averages, suggesting the school excels at accelerating top math students but struggles with broader math instruction. The school has shown recent improvement in English Language Arts, with 5th-grade scores jumping from 58% to 74% in the latest year. Yet chronic absenteeism remains a persistent concern at around 30%, and class sizes are notably large with a 22:1 student-teacher ratio—nearly double that of nearby Graham Elementary School (9.8:1).

Channelside operates just 0.28 miles from the higher-performing Rampello K-8 Magnet School, which creates competitive pressure. While Rampello outperforms Channelside in most subjects and has lower absenteeism, Channelside offers a valuable option for families seeking stability through middle school in a downtown location. The school's ranking has been volatile, peaking at the 77th percentile in 2017-2018 before declining to the 45th percentile recently. For families with a child who excels in math, Channelside could be a hidden gem; for those seeking consistent, across-the-board high performance, it may feel like a riskier choice compared to nearby alternatives.

293

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,615

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1029 E Twiggs St
Tampa, FL 33602

(813) 579-9649

District: Hillsborough

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.9%

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

!Civics scores 15 pts below the Florida average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Florida avg62%

Elementary school

1,242^nd of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

563^rd of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2021

From bottom 43% (2021) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 175Elementary Schools in the Hillsborough

45^th of 70Hillsborough 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
2026	46.4	1242 of 2240	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	1316 of 2258	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1570 of 2256	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	981 of 2240	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1112 of 2219	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	953 of 2247	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	871 of 2182	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	491 of 2118	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	64.4	736 of 2112	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	813 of 2087	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	497 of 2064	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	467 of 2029	77.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	563 of 1216	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	532 of 1205	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	566 of 1196	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	473 of 1177	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	781 of 1148	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	645 of 1136	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+3 vs state

Civics62%-15 vs state

Science59%+3 vs state

Math53%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Our son had a sensational Kinder teacher who instilled a love of learning and the classmates became friends in and out of school. 2nd grade teachers have unapologetically posted Ibram X Kendi on the word wall and put up "How To Be An Anti-racist" poster to hi-light that my blonde haired fair skinned boy, who is a minority at this school, will continue to be separated from his peers becasue they'll learn that my son's their oppressor. There is no room for this is 2nd grade and I received zero response from the admin when I asked about CRT and racism in the classrooms. The teacher said she didn't know anything about it, she was "just given the stuff." She missed a lot of school and the admin did nothing to keep us in the loop or coordinate lesson plans etc so everything was last minute or missed. As I informed the teacher, it served as a babysitting service although the after-care had 119 names on the roster and 1 or 2 staff so even babysitting isn't something I'd recommend from this failing school. When the director of comms cant get communication from a teacher, you know they're bad! Also, the teachers do not have to be certified so there aren't any teacher licenses on the line when they fail to educate our kids. I served 27 years in the Army, my wife taught at many of the posts, and we have never seen a school with such poor communication and utter chaos as CAMS. I was on the PTSO board so I have some evidence. this isn't all subjective. No gym, no nurse, no math or reading coaches, no guidance counselors...the kids play on mulch fenced in their parking lot. Check out CAMS rating and thin hard before you give in to the convenience of CAMS. Your kids deserve better. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 1, 2017

My son started CAMS in kindergarten. We were always extremely happy with the school and teachers. Then 4th came and that is when it came to a screeching halt! A new 4th grade math teacher was hired for 2016/2017 school year. That 1st month of school she was able to have two weeks off to go on vacation. Then my son would come home and tell me how she would scream at them all day. Also.. How she spent most of her day on her phone. She never sent parents emails or any sort of communication. This was brought up to the principal and she did nothing. Then we came back from spring break to a SUB! We were told a new teacher would be hired. Well this never happened. We had a sub for the remainder of the school year. Because there wasn't a teacher.. My sons grades suffered. 1st quarter he had a B in math, 2nd C, 3rd D, and in 4th he gets an A??? How is that even possible considering he had a sub the last whole half of school. During the time Ms Elder was principal.. Discipline was a complete joke!! Kids ran this school. They did what ever they wanted because they knew... She wouldn't do anything about it. I'm still in shocked they moved Ms Elder to be the new principal of Sunlake Academy in Lutz. After all.. The 2 years she was principal at CAMS it was a C school. This all happening under her watch!! I will say.. I do think the new principal will turn things around for 2017/2018. But I'm NOT willing to stick it out and see.. My son already lost a whole year of schooling because he didn't have a teacher. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Channelside Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	1029 E Twiggs St	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 579-9649	293	13	22.1	67.6%	56 (19.1%)	108 (36.9%)	104 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	20 (6.8%)	46.4	1242^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	44.6%		41.3	1316^th of 2258 public elementary schools	41.7%	74	49.0	67.0	74.0	76.0	62.0	59.0	53.0	54.0	55.0	42.0	47.0	67.0	62.0	55.0		62.0	$13,615	$249	$13,366
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	802 E Washington St	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 233-2333	782	49	15.9	26.7%	277 (35.4%)	224 (28.6%)	213 (27.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	77.3	448^th of 2240 public elementary schools	80.0%		80.5	398^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.4%	50	82.0	81.0	69.0	85.0	75.0	79.0	84.0	80.0	63.0	65.0		67.0	67.0	71.0	98.0	75.0	$11,114	$816	$10,297
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Estelle St	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 233-3720	276	24	11.5	78.6%	11 (4.0%)	154 (55.8%)	99 (35.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	23.4	1839^th of 2240 public elementary schools	17.9%		7.2	2194^th of 2258 public elementary schools	2.8%	355	24.0	39.0	45.0				32.0	76.0	50.0				49.0				$19,019	$2,397	$16,621
Shore Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1908 E 2nd Ave	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5712	330	25	13.2	63.3%	31 (9.4%)	178 (53.9%)	88 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	38	1453^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	35.1%		43.3	1266^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.9%	187	70.0	50.0	53.0				70.0	43.0	41.0				52.0				$14,449	$1,173	$13,275
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	Public	K-5	102 E Palm Ave	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 347-4160	68	7	9.7	88.2%	2 (2.9%)	53 (77.9%)	9 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	27.9	1711^th of 2240 public elementary schools	23.6%		55.1	986^th of 2258 public elementary schools	56.3%	725	62.0	55.0					38.0	36.0									$29,681	$3,584	$26,098
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 E Columbus Dr	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5405	234	17	13.7	73.1%	17 (7.3%)	160 (68.4%)	41 (17.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	24.3	1807^th of 2240 public elementary schools	19.3%		29.5	1658^th of 2258 public elementary schools	26.6%	149	40.0	51.0	47.0				53.0	57.0	47.0				39.0				$18,009	$2,365	$15,644
Desoto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2618 Corrine St	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 276-5779	180	17	10.8	73.3%	16 (8.9%)	28 (15.6%)	134 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	51.4	1104^th of 2240 public elementary schools	50.7%		55	988^th of 2258 public elementary schools	56.2%	116	43.0	46.0	61.0				93.0	92.0	57.0				48.0				$21,515	$2,335	$19,180
Gorrie Elementary School	Public	K-5	705 W Deleon St	Tampa	33606	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 276-5673	498	33	15.0	14.9%	337 (67.7%)	31 (6.2%)	69 (13.9%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	90.8	120^th of 2240 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.7	34^th of 2258 public elementary schools	98.5%	86	83.0	86.0	81.0				83.0	88.0	84.0				80.0				$11,547	$766	$10,781
Graham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 N Massachusetts Ave	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 276-5408	162	17	9.8	82.7%	14 (8.6%)	108 (66.7%)	28 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	15.8	2024^th of 2240 public elementary schools	9.6%		10.8	2128^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.8%	104	29.0	39.0	50.0				37.0	45.0	54.0				38.0				$24,548	$3,665	$20,883
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1730 W Union St	Tampa	33607	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5677	324	21	15.8	77.8%	18 (5.6%)	212 (65.4%)	68 (21.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	27.3	1737^th of 2240 public elementary schools	22.5%		40.1	1361^st of 2258 public elementary schools	39.7%	376	49.0	45.0	43.0				56.0	41.0	43.0	100.0			50.0				$13,846	$1,706	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Channelside Academy Of Math And Science

What district is Channelside Academy Of Math And Science in?

Hillsborough

Is Channelside Academy Of Math And Science a good school?

Channelside Academy Of Math And Science ranks 1242^nd of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Channelside Academy Of Math And Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Channelside Academy Of Math And Science.

What is the racial makeup of Channelside Academy Of Math And Science?

Students at Channelside Academy Of Math And Science are 37% African American, 35% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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