The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 52% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Shore Elementary Magnet School
Shore Elementary Magnet School sits at the edge of Ybor City in Tampa's 33605 zip code, a neighborhood that has long been one of the city's most economically pressed but is also adjacent to some of the most active redevelopment activity in the Southeast. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and draws an enrollment that is small-to-modest for its grade band. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a substantial share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a high-poverty-context school by any reasonable read of the data. IEP and English learner rates were not reported in the available data, so a parent with a child in either population would want to ask the school directly about its support infrastructure.
On Florida's FAST assessments, proficiency results for the most recent year fall in the range of roughly half of tested students reaching the proficient mark across reading, math, and science in grades three through five, with some variation by grade and subject. Fourth grade math was the brightest spot, and third grade math the softest. Science at fifth grade sat close to the middle of the reported range. These are honest, workable numbers rather than standout results, and they are below the statewide midpoint in most subjects. A parent weighing academic outcomes should know the figures reflect where students tested out, not a ceiling, and it would be worth asking the school how it tracks individual growth over time rather than relying solely on proficiency snapshots.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results are moving up, holding steady, or declining. That is a gap worth raising with the school directly.
The word "magnet" in the school's name signals a specialized programmatic identity, but the data available here did not include information on what theme or focus the magnet program carries. That distinction matters considerably when a family is deciding whether to pursue enrollment. The school's own website or the Hillsborough district's magnet office would be the right places to get specifics on curriculum focus, the application process, and any transportation arrangements that come with magnet status.
The surrounding neighborhood context shapes what it means to live near this school. The 33605 zip code carries home values well below the Florida statewide benchmark and also below the national figure, with recent year-over-year values declining modestly. Rents, by contrast, have edged up slightly over the same period. The rent-to-income ratio in this zip code sits at the edge of affordability pressure for lower-income households. Families renting in this area are in a tight spot even as ownership remains more accessible here than in much of Tampa. The broader city is in a sustained growth phase, with the Water Street and Gasworx developments pushing new mixed-use density toward the Ybor City corridor, which sits very close to this school's address.
Two district-level changes matter for families in Hillsborough County. First, a property tax referendum passed in late 2024 adds a meaningful annual cost for homeowners through mid-2029, tied to teacher and support staff compensation. The publicly reported intent was to address persistent teacher shortages, and a salary supplement for teachers was a central piece. Whether that translates to staffing stability at a school like Shore is worth asking about. Second, the district carried out a significant boundary rezoning for the 2024-2025 school year that affected a large number of schools and reassigned many students. Families should confirm their current assignment status and whether magnet enrollment pathways at Shore have been affected by those changes.
Civic life in Tampa more broadly offers transit access through HART, a Riverwalk and waterfront parks system downtown, and a city that is genuinely changing in the blocks nearest this school's neighborhood. The 33605 area is not the Hyde Park or Palma Ceia side of Tampa; it is a different texture entirely, urban and in motion, with a history reaching back to the city's immigrant and industrial past in Ybor City.
Shore Elementary would fit best for a family specifically drawn to its magnet program's focus, once that focus is confirmed, and comfortable with a school that serves a high-needs population in a neighborhood that is economically stressed but geographically close to Tampa's most active development zone.
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