The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Math. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Town & Country Elementary School
Town & Country Elementary sits on Hanley Road in the western part of Tampa, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Hillsborough County Public Schools. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet program, with an enrollment that places it in a modest-to-mid size range for its grade band.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black and white students and very small representations of other groups. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means this is a high-poverty school by federal measure. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs were not available in the records reviewed, so families seeking detail on those supports should ask the school directly.
State assessment results from Florida's FAST and Statewide Science Assessment for the most recent year show proficiency rates that are, across the board, well below what half of students in a grade are reaching. In third grade, roughly two in five students are reading at grade level, and math is similar. Fourth grade is where the picture is weakest, particularly in ELA, where fewer than one in three students tested proficient. Fifth grade shows some recovery, especially in math, where just over half of tested students scored proficient. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits in roughly the same range as ELA there. The comparison data for Hillsborough County was not usable for positioning this school against neighbors because only one district operates in the county, so a relative ranking cannot be given. Parents who want to understand how these results compare to state averages or to other Tampa schools should look directly at Florida's school accountability reports.
Multi-year trend data were not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. That is a question worth raising with the school's administration.
A graduation rate does not apply here because the school ends at fifth grade. Course access, attendance, and chronic absenteeism data were not included in the records available.
The housing market around the school's zip code shows home values roughly in line with both the Florida state median and the national median, with rents running at a level that pushes rent-to-income ratios above conventional affordability thresholds for many households. Home values in the area have dipped slightly year over year, while rents have edged up modestly. Buyers financing at current mortgage rates would face an estimated monthly payment that represents a stretch relative to national median household incomes. Tampa broadly is in an active development phase, with major mixed-use construction downtown and in adjacent districts, and the metro has been absorbing substantial population growth, though employment data from early 2026 showed some softening.
Two district-level developments are worth knowing about. Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that took effect in mid-2025 and runs through mid-2029, adding a supplemental levy on assessed home value. Publicly reported information indicates it was designed to fund teacher and support staff pay increases, with the annual cost to a homeowner depending on assessed value. Homeowners in the school's area will be paying this levy for several more years. Separately, the district carried out a significant boundary rezoning that took effect for the 2024-2025 school year, affecting dozens of schools and potentially shifting a large number of students to different assignments. Families who moved into the area based on an earlier school assignment should verify their current zoning.
Program offerings for Town & Country Elementary specifically were not available in the data reviewed. Families interested in enrichment programs, reading interventions, or before-and-after care should contact the school directly. Given the academic performance profile, particularly in reading across grade levels, a parent would be well served by asking the school what structured literacy supports and intervention tiers are in place for students who are not yet proficient.
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