Oak Grove Elementary School, Tampa FL

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Grove Elementary School

Oak Grove Elementary sits on North Armenia Avenue in Tampa's 33604 zip code, a part of the city that sits well north of the downtown core and Ybor City, in a working residential stretch of the urban grid. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade within Hillsborough County Public Schools.

The enrollment is on the larger side for a neighborhood elementary, with students spread fairly evenly across grade levels from pre-K through fifth grade. The school's demographic profile is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller Black and white populations and very little representation of other groups. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Oak Grove firmly in the high-need tier among Tampa elementary schools. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs were not available in the records we reviewed, so parents with children in either of those categories may want to ask the school directly about how those students are served.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the academic picture is one parents should look at carefully. In the earlier tested grades, roughly half of students in math are reaching proficiency, which is a middling result statewide. By fifth grade, math proficiency drops to about a third of students, and ELA follows a similar downward arc across grades three through five, also ending around a third by the final elementary year. The statewide science assessment at fifth grade shows a similar pattern. These are not the strongest assessment results, and a parent weighing academic readiness for the middle school transition would want to explore with the school what additional support is available for students who are not yet proficient. Multi-year trend data was not available in our records, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, stable, or declining.

Specific program offerings for Oak Grove were not in the data we reviewed. The school is not designated as a magnet, and its Title I status was listed as not reported, which is worth clarifying given the school's economic profile. A graduation rate does not apply here, as the school serves only elementary grades.

The neighborhood around North Armenia in 33604 is a renting-friendly corridor. The typical rent in the zip code is modest relative to many other parts of Tampa, and home values sit below both the Florida state median and the national median, with values trending down slightly year over year as of mid-2026. Mortgage costs relative to income still represent a real stretch at current rates, but this is one of the more accessible pockets of the Tampa housing market for families not yet buying. Tampa broadly is in a growth phase, with large downtown developments like Water Street and the Gasworx district reshaping the city's center, though those changes are some distance from this part of town. The city overall is somewhat walkable, but walkability on this stretch of Armenia varies and is not in the league of Hyde Park or the downtown riverfront.

Two district-level changes matter directly to families here. Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that took effect in July 2025 and runs through mid-2029. The levy adds a one-mill charge on assessed home value each year, which homeowners in this zip code will see in their tax bills. The revenue is directed at teacher and staff pay supplements, an explicit attempt to address teacher shortages the district has struggled with. The second change is a major boundary rezoning that took effect for the 2024-2025 school year, affecting dozens of schools and potentially shifting many thousands of students. Families who recently moved into this attendance zone should confirm their current assignment directly with the district, as assigned schools may have changed from prior years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 58% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 59% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 54% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 53% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 53% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 53% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 50% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolHILLSBOROUGH, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income40%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income48%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income34%Higher-income32%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income35%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income57%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income32%1 pp gap