Summary:
Zip code 33611 in Tampa, Florida, is home to five schools within the Hillsborough County School District, a 2-star district ranked 45th in the state, and is heavily focused on elementary education with four elementary schools and one middle school, serving a diverse socioeconomic range where free/reduced lunch rates vary from 13.41% to 58.77%.
The standout school in the area is Kenneth E. Adum Pk-8 Magnet School, which earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the 97th percentile statewide, far outperforming all other local schools with test scores 20-40 points above district and state averages. In contrast, Madison Middle School struggles significantly with a 1-star rating and a 22nd percentile rank, while Ballast Point Elementary School is a consistent 4-star performer with strong math and science scores and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.9%. The remaining schools, Chiaramonte Elementary School and Anderson Elementary School, both rank in the bottom 25th percentile, highlighting a wide performance gap across the zip code.
A key takeaway is that higher spending does not guarantee success, as Anderson Elementary has the highest per-student spending at $15,765 but ranks poorly, while top-performing Adum Pk-8 spends just $11,634. Additionally, the middle school "drop-off" is severe, with Madison Middle School having the worst test scores, highest chronic absenteeism at 39.9%, and the worst student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1, creating a challenging transition for students leaving strong elementary programs like those at Ballast Point and Adum.
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