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Palm River Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

805 Maydell Dr, Tampa, FL 33619 · (813) 744-8066 · Part of Hillsborough County School District

Palm River-Clair Mel’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
406
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Palm River Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Palm River-Clair Mel kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Palm River-Clair Mel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Palm River Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

805 Maydell Dr, Tampa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten56
Grade 158
Grade 250
Grade 361
Grade 463
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
440’20
394’21
384’22
419’23
406’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%Black 33%White 10%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palm River Elementary School from Palm River-Clair Mel families.

Other schools in Hillsborough County School District

The district →
Collins PK-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Riverview
B
1,644 students18:1
Dorothy C York PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apollo Beach
1,381 students16:1
Turner-Bartels K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
B−
1,317 students16:1
Kenneth E. Adum PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
1,007 students15:1
Dr. Carter G Woodson K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
D
990 students22:1
Pride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tampa
A
980 students16:1

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; Palm River-Clair Mel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.