The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in Math. The lowest is 21% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Clair-mel Elementary School
Clair-Mel Elementary is a public PreK through fifth grade school in Tampa's 33619 zip code, part of the Hillsborough County School District. Its enrollment is in the mid-hundreds, a typical size for a neighborhood elementary in this part of the county. The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a large share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of economic need. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not reported in the available records, so those details would be worth asking the school about directly.
On state assessments, Clair-Mel's results land well below the state midpoint across all tested subjects. Reading proficiency on the FAST ELA is in the low-to-mid twenties in third and fifth grade and low thirties in fourth. Math scores run somewhat higher but remain in the low-to-mid thirties across third and fifth grade, with fourth grade approaching the mid-forties. The fifth grade science assessment produced the lowest proficiency rate of any tested measure. These are meaningful gaps from statewide norms, and parents considering Clair-Mel for a child who needs strong foundational literacy and numeracy instruction would want to ask the school how it identifies and supports students who are not yet proficient. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether scores have been improving, holding steady, or declining.
Consistent with its grade band, there is no graduation rate. AP, dual-enrollment, and career pathway data are not applicable at this level.
The school sits within Hillsborough County's only district, so the comparison fact-set does not generate meaningful peer positioning. Two recent district-level changes do affect families here. Hillsborough approved a significant boundary rezoning for the 2024-25 school year, changing assignments across a large number of schools and affecting many students countywide, so a family's current assignment at Clair-Mel should be verified directly with the district. Separately, voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024, adding a levy through 2029 designed to fund teacher and support staff pay increases. For homeowners in this zip code, that represents a real cost increase worth factoring into a housing decision.
The 33619 area's housing market sits noticeably below the Florida state benchmark and roughly in line with or just below the national one, making it among the more accessible entry points in the broader Tampa metro. Publicly reported data shows that home values in this zip code have edged slightly downward over the past year, and rents have stayed roughly flat. The rent-to-income ratio here runs at roughly a third of income, which in Tampa's context qualifies as a moderate burden. Current mortgage rates nationally remain elevated, and the gap between renting and owning in this area is narrow, which a family choosing between the two would want to weigh.
Tampa itself is a city of genuinely distinct neighborhoods, from the waterfront districts and historic bungalow corridors of South Tampa and Seminole Heights to the corporate core downtown and the actively developing Water Street and Gasworx projects. Clair-Mel Elementary's address puts it in the southeastern portion of the city, outside the neighborhoods most associated with Tampa's walkable or revitalization narrative. The broader city offers substantial civic infrastructure, including the HART transit network, the Riverwalk corridor, regional libraries, and major healthcare and university employers, but walkability and street life in this part of Tampa are more limited than in the city's urban core.
Program offerings specific to Clair-Mel were not available in the data, so a parent interested in enrichment, before and after care, or specialized supports would need to contact the school directly.
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