Original Research by School Decision on Delia Sanchez Full Service School
Delia Sanchez Full Service School is a public pre-kindergarten program operated by Hillsborough County Schools, located on East 26th Avenue in Tampa's 33605 zip code, a neighborhood on the eastern side of the city near the Ybor City corridor. The school serves only pre-K, which means several standard data points simply do not apply here. State academic testing is not administered at the pre-K level, so there are no proficiency results to report. A graduation rate does not apply for the same reason. Comparison metrics relative to other districts in Hillsborough County were not available for this school, and chronic absenteeism data was also absent from what was provided.
Enrollment data as reported shows zero students across all categories, which likely reflects a data reporting artifact or a snapshot taken outside the active enrollment window rather than a school with no children. Demographic breakdowns and free-and-reduced-price-lunch figures were not available in the data, so the student composition cannot be described here. The school is a regular public school, not a charter.
The "Full Service School" designation in the name is worth a parent's attention. That model, publicly reported in Hillsborough County and elsewhere in Florida, typically wraps wraparound supports around families alongside early childhood education, including things like family services, health referrals, and community resources housed at or near the school site. A parent considering enrollment would want to ask the school directly what services are currently offered under that model, since this data set does not detail the specific programming in place.
The surrounding neighborhood sits within a part of Tampa that has seen active investment in adjacent corridors, including the ongoing Gasworx development linking Ybor City toward downtown and Channelside. The zip code's housing market has seen home values soften modestly year over year, while rents have edged slightly upward, and the overall price-to-income ratio places the area in a range that can stretch household budgets. Compared to Florida's statewide median home value, this zip code comes in meaningfully below, which is relevant for families weighing housing costs alongside school choice.
Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024, adding a levy through mid-2029 to fund teacher and support staff pay supplements, addressing a documented staffing challenge. That adds a direct cost for homeowners in the district. The district also completed a significant boundary rezoning for the 2024-2025 school year, affecting many schools across the county, though how that affects a pre-K-only program like Delia Sanchez would be worth confirming with the district directly.
Tampa itself is a large, economically diverse city. The neighborhood around East 26th Avenue is more working-class and historically Latino in character than the more affluent enclaves like Hyde Park or Davis Islands. Walkability in this part of the city is more limited than in the downtown core, and families would likely rely on personal transportation or HART bus service for daily needs.
Because so little structured data was available for this school, including enrollment counts, demographic breakdowns, program specifics, and any performance metrics, a family doing serious due diligence should contact the school and the Hillsborough district office directly to understand current enrollment capacity, what the full-service model delivers in practice, and what the transition pathway looks like for children moving from pre-K into kindergarten within the district.
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