Here are the top elementary schools in the Tampa Bay area, especifically in Hillsborough County, based on data from the Florida Department of Education for the school year 2013 to 2014.
School grades are based on students’ performance and learning gains in:
Reading
Math
Writing and
Science.
These are measured through the:
FCAT 2.0 (Florida Comprehensive Assessment 2.0)
EOCs (End-of-course assessments)
FAA (Florida Alternate Assessment)
A grade of A means a total score of 525 and higher.
TOP PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY:
| Elementary Schools | Total | School | Location | |
| Points | Grades | |||
| 800 | ||||
| 1 | Bevis Elementary School | 693 | A | Lithia 33547 |
| 2 | McKitrick Elementary School | 679 | A | Lutz 33558 |
| 3 | Grady Elementary School | 670 | A | Tampa 33629 |
| 4 | Mabry Elementary School | 669 | A | Tampa 33629 |
| 5 | Roosevelt Elementary School | 667 | A | Tampa 33629 |
| 6 | Valrico Lake Advantage Academy | 665 | A | Valrico 33594 |
| 7 | Lithia Springs Elementary School | 664 | A | Valrico 33596 |
| 8 | Westchase Elementary School | 655 | A | Tampa 33626 |
| 9 | Lutz Preparatory Academy | 652 | A | Lutz 33549 |
| 10 | Mitchell Elementary School | 651 | A | Tampa 33609 |
| 11 | Fishhawk Creek Elementary School | 648 | A | Lithia 33547 |
| 12 | Pride Elementary School | 646 | A | Tampa 33647 |
| 13 | Tinker Elementary School | 646 | A | MacDill AFB 33621 |
| 14 | Schwarzkopf Elementary School | 636 | A | Lutz 33548 |
| 15 | Tampa Palms Elementary School | 636 | A | Tampa 33647 |
| 16 | Clark Elementary School | 630 | A | Tampa 33647 |
| 17 | Chiles Elementary School | 628 | A | Tampa 33647 |
| 18 | Bryant Elementary School | 627 | A | Tampa 33626 |
| 19 | Alafia Elementary School | 623 | A | Valrico 33596 |
| 20 | Lowry Elementary School | 621 | A | Tampa 33635 |
| 21 | Hammond Elementary School | 615 | A | Odessa 33556 |
| 22 | Apollo Beach Elementary School | 614 | A | Apollo Beach 33572 |
| 23 | Wimauma Elementary School | 614 | A | Wimauma 33598 |
| 24 | Deer Park Elementary | 612 | A | Tampa 33626 |
| 25 | Gorrie Elementary School | 612 | A | Tampa 33606 |
| 26 | Lutz Elementary School | 607 | A | Lutz 33549 |
| 27 | Stowers Elementary School | 599 | A | Lithia 33547 |
| 28 | Northwest Elementary School | 596 | A | Tampa 33625 |
| 29 | Turner Elementary School | 592 | A | Tampa 33647 |
| 30 | USF/Patel Partnership Elementary | 589 | A | Tampa 33617 |
| 31 | Ballast Point Elementary School | 588 | A | Tampa 33611 |
Bevis Elementary School
5720 Osprey Ridge Drive
Lithia, FL 33547
Grades: K-5
Area: 5
Website: bevis.mysdhc.org
McKitrick Elementary School
5503 Lutz Lake Fern Road
Lutz, FL 33558
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: mckitrick.mysdhc.org
Grady Elementary School
3910 Morrison Avenue
Tampa, FL 33629
Grades: PreK-5
Area: 1
Website: grady.mysdhc.org
Mabry Elementary School
4201 Estrella Street
Tampa, FL 33629
Grades: K-5
Area: 1
Website: mabry.mysdhc.org
Roosevelt Elementary School
3205 Ferdinand Avenue South
Tampa, FL 33629
Grades: K-5
Area: 1
Website: roosevelt.mysdhc.org
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy
609 South Miller Road
Valrico, FL 33594
Grades: K-5
Area: 6
Website: valrico.mysdhc.org
Lithia Springs Elementary School
4332 Lynx Paw Trail
Valrico, FL 33596
Grades: K-5
Area: 5
Website: lithiasprings.mysdhc.org
Westchase Elementary School
9517 West Linebaugh Avenue
Tampa, FL 33626
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: westchase.mysdhc.org
Lutz Preparatory Academy
202 5th Avenue, SE
Lutz, FL 33549
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: lutz.mysdhc.org
Mitchell Elementary School
205 S Bungalow Park Avenue
Tampa, FL 33609
Grades: K-5
Area: 1
Website: mitchell.mysdhc.org
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School
16815 Dorman Road
Lithia, FL 33547
Grades: K-5
Area: 5
Website: fishhawkcreek.mysdhc.org
Pride Elementary School
10310 Lion’s Den Drive
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: pride.mysdhc.org
Tinker Elementary School
8207 Tinker Street
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
Grades: Kindergarten-5
Area: 1
Website: tinker.mysdhc.org
Schwarzkopf Elementary School
18333 Calusa Trace Boulevard
Lutz, FL 33548
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: schwarzkopf.mysdhc.org
Tampa Palms Elementary School
6100 Tampa Palms Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: tampapalms.mysdhc.org/
Clark Elementary School
19002 Wood Sage Drive
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: clark.mysdhc.org
Chiles Elementary School
16541 Tampa Palms Boulevard W.
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: chiles.mysdhc.org
Bryant Elementary School
13910 Nine Eagles Road
Tampa, FL 33626
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: bryant.mysdhc.org
Alafia Elementary School
3535 Culbreath Road
Valrico, FL 33596
Grades: K-5
Area: 5
Website: alafia.mysdhc.org
Lowry Elementary School
11505 Country Hollow Drive
Tampa, FL 33635
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: lowry.mysdhc.org
Hammond Elementary School
8008 N. Mobley Road
Odessa, FL 33556
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: hammond.mysdhc.org
Apollo Beach Elementary School
501 Apollo Beach Boulevard
Apollo Beach, FL 33572
Grades: K-5
Area: 8
Website: apollobeach.mysdhc.org
Wimauma Elementary School
5709 Hickman
Wimauma, FL 33598
Grades: K-5
Area: 8
Website: wimauma.mysdhc.org
Deer Park Elementary
11605 Citrus Park Drive
Tampa, FL 33626
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: deerpark.mysdhc.org
Gorrie Elementary School
705 W De Leon St.
Tampa, FL 33606
Grades: K-5
Area: 1
Website: gorrie.mysdhc.org
Lutz Elementary School
202 5th Avenue, SE
Lutz, FL 33549
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: lutz.mysdhc.org
Stowers Elementary School
13915 Barrington Stowers Dr
Lithia, FL 33547
Grades: K-5
Area: 5
Website: stowers.mysdhc.org
Northwest Elementary School
16438 Hutchison Road
Tampa, FL 33625
Grades: K-5
Area: 2
Website: northwest.mysdhc.org
Turner Elementary School (now Turner/Bartels)
Imperial Oak Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-5
Turner/Bartels K-8
9190 Imperial Oak Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33647
Grades: K-8
Area: 3
Website: turnerbartels.mysdhc.org
Note: Turner and Bartels Middle School merged in 2014 to become a K-8 school
USF/Patel Partnership Elementary
11801 Bull Run Dr.
Tampa, FL 33617
Grades: K-5
Area: 3
Website: usfpatel.mysdhc.org/
Ballast Point Elementary School
2802 Ballast Point Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33611
Grades: K-5
Area: 1
Website: ballastpoint.mysdhc.org