The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in Science. The lowest is 12% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Just Elementary School
Just Elementary School, located on West Spruce Street in Tampa, is listed in federal education records as closed. The school served elementary grades within Hillsborough County Public Schools, and state assessment data from Florida's FAST exam and the Statewide Science Assessment does appear in the records, suggesting the school was operating at least through the 2022-23 school year before its closure. Families researching current enrollment options should confirm directly with Hillsborough County Public Schools whether this closure is permanent and what the assigned successor school would be.
Because the school is closed, the profile here is necessarily retrospective. The academic results on file from that final reported year showed proficiency rates in both reading and math that were very low across third, fourth, and fifth grades, well below what would be typical statewide. Science scores for fifth graders followed a similar pattern. These figures were also flagged in the state's data as reflecting an assessment name change and cut-score shift that year, which means they cannot be cleanly compared to prior years. The direction of the results is still clear enough that a parent would want to have understood these outcomes more deeply had the school remained open. Enrollment, demographics, free-and-reduced-price-lunch participation, and staffing data were not available in the records provided.
The school sat within a Tampa zip code where the housing market reflects a city in active transformation. Home values in that area are roughly in line with both the Florida statewide midpoint and the national midpoint, though both have edged slightly downward year over year in the most recent data. Rents in the area are substantial relative to typical household income. Publicly reported data shows Tampa's downtown core is in a multi-year development surge, with large mixed-use projects like Water Street Tampa already functioning and additional phases, including the Gasworx district connecting Ybor City to the Channel District, moving toward completion over the next few years. This is a city adding population and density, though recent labor data suggests some cooling in employment growth.
Families who were or are zoned to Just Elementary should be aware that the broader Hillsborough County district undertook a significant rezoning for the 2024-25 school year, publicly reported to have changed boundaries affecting a large number of schools and potentially relocating tens of thousands of students to different assignments. This restructuring, combined with the closure of Just Elementary itself, means the relevant question for any family in this part of Tampa is which school they are now assigned to and what that school's profile looks like.
Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in November 2024 that runs through mid-2029 and is publicly reported to direct funds toward teacher and staff compensation. Homeowners in the district will see that levy reflected in their tax bills starting in 2025, and it represents a structural change to how the district funds its workforce.
No program offerings, special designations, or school website were available in the data for Just Elementary. Given the school's closed status, those gaps are expected rather than meaningful omissions.
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