South Hillsborough
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 73.9% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 9.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for South Hillsborough and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
73.9% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 53.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Hillsborough City Elementary district average of 71.6%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 41.2 points higher (vs 32.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 71.0% | 21.1% | 92.1% |
| 4th | 43 | 74.4% | 16.3% | 90.7% |
| 5th | 45 | 64.4% | 15.6% | 80.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 81.6% | 15.8% | 97.4% |
| 4th | 43 | 79.1% | 18.6% | 97.7% |
| 5th | 45 | 73.3% | 11.1% | 84.4% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.2