Tinker K-8 School, Tampa FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Tinker K-8 School

Tinker K-8 School sits on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, which immediately shapes almost everything about it. The address is a federal military installation, enrollment draws heavily from military families, and the school's population reflects that context in ways that matter to a parent deciding whether this is the right fit.

The student body is moderately sized for a PreK-through-8 school and is majority white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share, Black students a smaller share, and students identifying as two or more races a noticeable portion as well. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively modest, which tracks with the stable employment base of an active-duty military community. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.

Academic performance, measured on Florida's FAST assessments in the most recent school year, is generally solid and in several grades quite strong. Math proficiency runs from respectable in third grade up to clearly high in sixth and eighth grades, with fourth and fifth grade sitting comfortably in between. ELA proficiency follows a somewhat less even path: fifth and sixth grade results are strong, third grade is decent, and seventh grade dips noticeably below the school's own pattern in other grades. A parent with a seventh grader may want to ask the school about what is happening with ELA at that level specifically. Science results at fifth and eighth grade are both strong, performing well above what one might call middling. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, stability, or decline over time.

The school serves PreK through eighth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report here, and the grade band means no AP or dual-credit pathway applies. A comparison against other districts in Hillsborough County was not available because Hillsborough County has only one district, making a meaningful peer comparison impossible with the data provided. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available.

MacDill itself is one of Tampa's largest employers, publicly reported as a major regional economic anchor. Living on or near the base means access to the installation's own amenities and a peer environment that is unusually transient, as military families rotate in and out on assignment cycles. For families accustomed to that rhythm, Tinker's population will feel familiar. For families new to military community schools, the turnover in classmates and possibly in staff is worth understanding before enrolling.

The broader Hillsborough County school district context is relevant for any family here. Voters approved a property tax levy in late 2024 that runs through mid-2029, designed to raise teacher and staff pay across the district. That adds to annual housing costs for homeowners in the county. The district also went through a large-scale rezoning that took effect for the 2024-2025 school year, reshuffling boundaries for many schools, though a school on a federal installation like Tinker likely operates under different enrollment rules than a neighborhood school subject to those boundary lines. A family would want to confirm directly with the school and district how assignment works for base residents versus off-base families.

Program details beyond the standard curriculum were not provided in the data available, so specifics about extracurriculars, specials, or enrichment offerings are not something that can be described here. The school website or MacDill's installation education office would be the place to get that picture.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 59% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 54% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 54% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 58% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 53% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 53% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 53% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 55% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 55% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 52% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 50% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 48% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above 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-income70%Higher-income66%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income60%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income90%Higher-income71%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income74%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income66%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income80%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income71%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income86%Higher-income88%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income75%Higher-income66%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income58%Higher-income79%20 pp gap