The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in Math. The lowest is 29% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Miles Elementary School
Miles Elementary sits in north Tampa, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a traditional public school within the Hillsborough district. Its student body is a majority-Hispanic school with a substantial Black student population and a smaller white enrollment. A large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this among the higher-need schools in the district economically. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in the records provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, proficiency rates across the tested grades in both reading and math fall below the midpoint of what Florida schools typically report, and the same is true for the fifth-grade science assessment. In ELA, the third-grade results are the lowest among the tested grades, while fourth-grade reading shows a modest lift, and fifth-grade scores sit between the two. Math results are similarly uneven by grade, with the fourth grade performing somewhat better than the grades around it. None of the proficiency figures are strong in an absolute sense, and parents will want to ask the school directly about its instructional supports, intervention programs, and how it monitors and responds to student progress. The data does not include prior-year results, so whether these numbers represent improvement, decline, or a plateau is not something the available records can tell.
The neighbor comparison tool was not able to position Miles against other schools or districts in Hillsborough County because only one district operates county-wide, making a meaningful comparison within the county unavailable by that method. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data were not applicable here, the former because no figure was reported and the latter because Miles does not serve high school grades.
The housing market surrounding Miles sits below the Florida statewide median home value and below the national median, making this one of the more accessible corners of Tampa's real estate landscape. Home values in the area have slipped modestly year over year, as has the local rental rate. Renting in the neighborhood consumes roughly a third of a typical household's income at the national median, which reflects the affordability pressures common throughout Tampa. For buyers, the monthly mortgage estimate at current rates runs well above what many working families in high-FRPL school zones typically earn, so this is a neighborhood where the gap between renter and owner costs remains tight.
Tampa as a city is large, internally varied, and actively changing. Downtown is the commercial and cultural anchor, with the Riverwalk, the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, and the Tampa Museum of Art serving city-wide residents. The north Tampa zip code where Miles is located sits well outside those walkable downtown districts, in a part of the city that is primarily residential. Major employers region-wide include MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa General Hospital, the University of South Florida, BayCare Health System, and financial firms including Raymond James. The HART bus network connects most of the city, though walkability in north Tampa is considerably lower than in the downtown core or historic neighborhood districts further south.
At the district level, Hillsborough voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that began generating revenue in mid-2025 to fund pay increases for teachers and support staff. This is a direct cost for homeowners each year through 2029, and it represents a meaningful structural attempt to address teacher retention. Separately, a major boundary rezoning took effect at the start of the 2024-25 school year, reshuffling attendance zones for a large number of schools across the district. Families considering a home in the Miles attendance zone should confirm current boundaries directly with the district, as those assignments have been subject to change.
Program offerings for Miles were not available in the data provided, so the range of enrichment, arts, or specialized programming at the school is a gap worth exploring directly with school staff before making an enrollment decision.
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