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Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay is a public charter elementary school serving 803 students in grades K-8 in Ruskin, Florida. The school is part of the Hillsborough County School District, which is ranked 49th out of 67 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay consistently outperforms the Hillsborough district and the state of Florida in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 88% proficiency in Algebra 1 EOC, compared to 59% for Hillsborough and 60% for Florida. The school also had higher proficiency rates in Geometry EOC (86% vs. 53% for Hillsborough and 55% for Florida) and Civics EOC (78% vs. 62% for Hillsborough and 71% for Florida). However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay has a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 11.08% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the nearby public schools like RCMA Wimauma Community Academy, Doby Elementary School, and Belmont Elementary School. Additionally, the school's spending per student has ranged from $6,401 to $10,924 over the past few years, which is generally higher than the nearby public schools.

813

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,386

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1090 30th Street NE
Ruskin, FL 33570

(813) 234-0940

District: Hillsborough

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.5%

White:

35.2%

African American:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

!Science scores 13 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

Florida avg58%

Elementary school

1,465^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

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Middle school

665^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2022

From bottom 40% (2022) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^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	36.5	1465 of 2258	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1491 of 2256	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1345 of 2240	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1408 of 2219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	1350 of 2247	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	665 of 1205	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	662 of 1196	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	691 of 1177	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	693 of 1148	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 188%+28 vs state

Geometry86%+31 vs state

Civics78%+7 vs state

Math55%-3 vs state

English Language Arts52%-4 vs state

Science39%-13 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 Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 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 Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	1090 30th Street NE	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 234-0940	813	42	19.5	9.5%	286 (35.2%)	160 (19.7%)	297 (36.5%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.2%)	36.5	1465^th of 2258 public elementary schools	35.1%		35	1491^st of 2256 public elementary schools	33.9%	26	56.0	58.0	46.0	44.0	59.0	53.0	59.0	70.0	44.0	50.0	51.0	60.0	31.0	47.0	88.0	86.0		78.0	$9,386	$755	$8,631
Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 E Shell Point Rd	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 938-1203	789	46	17.2	64.9%	99 (12.5%)	219 (27.8%)	436 (55.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	12.7	2089^th of 2258 public elementary schools	7.5%		17.3	1974^th of 2256 public elementary schools	12.5%	115	29.0	32.0	35.0				40.0	42.0	38.0				35.0						$11,377	$1,822	$9,557
Cypress Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4040 19th Ave NE	Ruskin	33573	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5167	834	49	16.9	60.9%	111 (13.3%)	260 (31.2%)	401 (48.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	21.5	1860^th of 2258 public elementary schools	17.6%		29.1	1647^th of 2256 public elementary schools	27.0%	213	35.0	36.0	43.0				49.0	46.0	44.0				39.0						$11,602	$1,662	$9,940
Ruskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E College Ave	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5177	838	52	16.1	71.5%	106 (12.6%)	160 (19.1%)	533 (63.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	10.2	2145^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.7	2136^th of 2256 public elementary schools	5.3%	9	27.0	33.0	28.0				36.0	41.0	40.0				26.0						$13,671	$2,043	$11,627
Dorothy C York Pk-8 Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	5995 Covington Garden Drive	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 272-4000	1,381	87	15.8	24.0%	595 (43.1%)	269 (19.5%)	349 (25.3%)	42 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (8.8%)	79.4	419^th of 2258 public elementary schools	81.4%		83.9	322^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	85.7%	97	76.0	74.0	66.0	78.0	74.0	67.0	79.0	70.0	70.0	84.0		79.0	61.0	74.0	90.0	100.0		85.0	$10,878	$812	$10,066
Apollo Beach K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Apollo Beach Blvd	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 671-5172	794	48	16.5	31.9%	444 (55.9%)	72 (9.1%)	209 (26.3%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.4%)	72.2	577^th of 2258 public elementary schools	74.4%		75.8	510^th of 2256 public elementary schools	77.4%	67	59.0	64.0	64.0	63.0			72.0	75.0	84.0	61.0			73.0						$10,420	$735	$9,686
Waterset Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6540 Knowledge Ln	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 602-0622	0	64	18.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	1278^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.4%		52.1	1042^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	53.8%	236	55.0	55.0	49.0	59.0	61.0	63.0	69.0	56.0	33.0	57.0	72.0	47.0	43.0	55.0	81.0	96.0	98.0	82.0	$8,797	$99	$8,699
Doby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Covington Garden Dr	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 672-5388	680	49	13.9	43.7%	260 (38.2%)	151 (22.2%)	208 (30.6%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	50.3	1110^th of 2258 public elementary schools	50.8%		37.8	1410^th of 2256 public elementary schools	37.5%	300	55.0	57.0	53.0				64.0	51.0	60.0				55.0						$12,133	$1,119	$11,015
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14150 Gate Dancer Rd	Sun City Center	33573	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 535-7806	776	56	13.8	50.5%	120 (15.5%)	319 (41.1%)	263 (33.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.6%)	33.4	1543^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	31.7%		28.3	1672^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	25.9%	129	53.0	39.0	52.0				52.0	43.0	56.0				42.0						$12,173	$1,491	$10,683
Reddick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 W Lake Dr	Wimauma	33598	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 634-0809	708	46	15.4	61.6%	81 (11.4%)	127 (17.9%)	464 (65.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	20	1909^th of 2258 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.6	2094^th of 2256 public elementary schools	7.2%	185	41.0	40.0	43.0				48.0	38.0	36.0				41.0						$13,000	$2,636	$10,364

Frequently Asked Questions about Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay

What district is Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay in?

Hillsborough

What is the racial makeup of Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay?

Students at Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay a good school?

Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay ranks 1465^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay.

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