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James Tillman Elementary Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1415 29th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221 · (941) 723-4833 · Part of Manatee County School District

Memphis’ School Grade C+ better than 38% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
614
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about James Tillman Elementary Magnet School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5James Tillman Elementary Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1415 29th St E, Palmetto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten106
Grade 184
Grade 290
Grade 3106
Grade 496
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
564’20
562’21
520’22
575’23
614’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%Black 28%White 19%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Tillman Elementary Magnet School from Memphis families.

Other schools in Manatee County School District

The district →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
B
853 students18:1
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.