Best Public Schools in Zip Code 33594

Summary:

The 33594 zip code area in Florida is home to two elementary schools - Valrico Elementary School and Buckhorn Elementary School, both part of the Hillsborough school district. Based on the available data, Valrico Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in this area, with consistently stronger test scores, a higher school rating, and more favorable financial and staffing metrics compared to Buckhorn Elementary.

Valrico Elementary has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 20% of elementary schools in Florida, while Buckhorn Elementary has a 3-star rating. Valrico's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency in 3rd-5th grade ELA and Math assessments, as well as 5th grade science, compared to district and state averages. The school also spends more per student than Buckhorn Elementary. Both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates, despite the performance gap.

In terms of enrollment, Valrico Elementary has 742 students, while Buckhorn Elementary has 686 students. Valrico has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 14.5 compared to 15.0 at Buckhorn. However, Valrico Elementary has a higher percentage of students on free or reduced-price lunch at 47.57%, compared to 36.88% at Buckhorn Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (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 Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buckhorn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Buckhorn School Ct	Valrico	33594	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 744-8240	667	46	14.6	38.2%	325 (48.7%)	68 (10.2%)	209 (31.3%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (7.0%)	61.9	832^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	63.2%		76.8	487^th of 2256 public elementary schools	78.4%	345	53.0	70.0	57.0	49.0	83.0	69.0	59.0	$12,533	$1,312	$11,221
Valrico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 S Miller Rd	Valrico	33594	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 744-6777	733	50	14.7	46.1%	294 (40.1%)	90 (12.3%)	281 (38.3%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.1%)	78.6	439^th of 2258 public elementary schools	80.6%		78	459^th of 2256 public elementary schools	79.7%	20	74.0	65.0	70.0	78.0	72.0	70.0	66.0	$12,313	$939	$11,375

Cities Near Zip Code 33594

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valrico	0.49 mi	8	103^rd
Brandon	1.44 mi	10	342^nd
Dover	2.82 mi	6	277^th
Seffner	3.79 mi	11	374^th
Riverview	4.12 mi	27	256^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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