The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in Math. The lowest is 23% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Edison Elementary School
Edison Elementary sits on East Curtis Street in Tampa's 33610 zip code, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is small relative to a typical elementary, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across grades, and a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, pointing to a high-need community context. The student body is predominantly Black, with a meaningful Hispanic share and a small white population. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.
State testing results from Florida's FAST assessments tell a clear story: proficiency rates in reading, math, and science are low across every tested grade. In ELA, fewer than a third of students in each of the three tested grades scored at a proficient level, with the fifth-grade rate the lowest of the three. Math results follow a similar pattern, with the strongest grade sitting well below the midpoint of what would be considered grade-level performance statewide, and fifth grade again at the bottom. The single science result, for fifth grade, is similarly low. Parents who want to understand what's driving these numbers, and what the school's specific intervention or support strategies are, would do well to ask the school directly, as the data alone does not explain the cause or the trajectory.
Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether results have been improving, holding, or declining. The neighbor comparison set used here covers Hillsborough County's districts, but the comparison pool had only one district, which means no meaningful peer positioning could be computed.
Edison is part of Hillsborough County Public Schools. Two district-level developments matter to families here. First, a property tax referendum passed in November 2024 added a one-mill levy running from mid-2025 through mid-2029, publicly reported as generating revenue to raise teacher and staff pay, including supplements for classroom teachers and support personnel. Homeowners in the area will see this reflected in their annual tax bills. Second, for the 2024-2025 school year the district completed a major boundary rezoning affecting a large number of schools and potentially rerouting thousands of students. Families should verify their current boundary assignment directly with the district, as the rezoning could affect school placement.
The housing market immediately around the school has seen values decline modestly year over year, and rents have also eased slightly. Home prices in this zip code sit below both the Florida and national median, which makes the area more accessible than many parts of Tampa, though mortgage affordability remains a stretch at current rates. The rent-to-income ratio here is at roughly the conventional threshold for affordability, meaning renters are not deeply in the clear. The area is not the walkable urban core of downtown Tampa or Hyde Park; it is a residential neighborhood east of the city center, distinct from the high-walkability corridors along the Riverwalk or Bayshore Boulevard.
Tampa itself is in an active development phase, with major mixed-use projects advancing in the downtown and Ybor City corridors. The city's major employers span defense, healthcare, finance, and higher education, providing a broad economic base. None of that growth is concentrated in Edison's immediate neighborhood, but the broader labor market context shapes the community around the school.
Program offerings for Edison were not available in the data provided, so the academic options beyond core instruction, any after-school enrichment, or specialized services cannot be described here. A parent considering Edison would want to ask directly about what supplemental supports exist for students reading or doing math below grade level, given where proficiency currently stands.
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