The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Math. The lowest is 79% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bryant Elementary School
Bryant Elementary sits in the Westchase area of Tampa, addressed on Nine Eagles Drive in the 33626 zip code, which places it in one of the city's more established suburban residential corridors on the western edge of Hillsborough County. Tampa as a whole is a large, internally varied city, with a dense downtown core along the Hillsborough River, walkable historic districts like Hyde Park and Seminole Heights, and quieter residential neighborhoods further out. The Westchase corridor is solidly in that quieter residential category, quite different in character from the downtown redevelopment zones where Water Street and Gasworx are reshaping the urban core.
On academic performance, Bryant stands out clearly. Across the tested grades, Florida FAST Math proficiency rates run well above the statewide norm at every grade level tested, with third, fourth, and fifth graders each posting results that most Florida elementary schools do not reach. Reading and ELA results are similarly strong, sitting in the high eighties and low nineties across grades three through five. Fifth-grade science proficiency, measured by the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, is also well above what a parent would typically see at an average public elementary. These are genuine strengths, not marginal ones. The school does not serve secondary grades, so a graduation rate is not applicable here, and that is expected for a pre-K through fifth-grade campus.
The student population is moderately sized for a Tampa-area elementary. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is quite low, well below typical Florida elementary averages, which tells you something meaningful about the economic composition of the surrounding neighborhood. Racially, the school is majority white, with Hispanic and Asian students each making up a meaningful share, and smaller representations of other groups. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in the records we reviewed, so parents with specific questions about those services would want to ask the school directly.
The housing market around this school is priced well above both the Florida state median and the national median. Home values have dipped modestly year over year, as has the rental market, but the area remains among the higher-cost zones in Hillsborough County. Monthly ownership costs are substantial at current mortgage rates, and rent-to-income ratios suggest renting is also a meaningful stretch for households near the national median income. Families pricing into this attendance zone are looking at a premium market.
Two district-level changes are worth knowing. Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024, adding a levy that runs through mid-2029 and is designed to raise teacher and staff pay. This is a real, multi-year cost for homeowners in the district's boundaries, and it is publicly reported as a direct response to persistent teacher shortage challenges. Separately, the district carried out a major boundary rezoning for the 2024-25 school year affecting a large number of schools and students countywide. Bryant families who moved into the area under prior attendance assumptions should confirm current boundary assignments with the district, since those assignments shifted at scale.
No specific program offerings were listed in the records for Bryant, so enrichment tracks, gifted services, or after-school programming are gaps a parent should ask the school about directly. The school's neighbor comparison was not available in a meaningful form because there is only one district within Hillsborough County's comparison set at the district level, so no county-to-county academic positioning is provided here.
What the picture adds up to: strong tested academic outcomes in a lower-poverty, higher-cost suburban setting, part of a large urban district that has been actively reshaping itself financially and geographically. Parents drawn by the academic results are buying or renting into a premium market, and they should verify current boundary status and ask the school about any specialized program offerings the data here could not confirm.
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