Woodmont Charter School, Temple Terrace FL

Original Research by School Decision on Woodmont Charter School

Woodmont Charter School sits on North 56th Street in Temple Terrace, a Tampa suburb shaped by tree-lined residential streets, Mediterranean Revival architecture, and the University of South Florida nearby. The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade, operating as a charter school within the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. Its location places it in the same corridor as the city's ongoing downtown redevelopment effort, a stretch of 56th Street where the city has been assembling parcels for shops, restaurants, and civic uses for well over a decade.

The student body reflects the community around it. Virtually every enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this squarely among Florida's highest-need schools by economic measure. The racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of white and multiracial students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available in what we received, so families seeking detail on those support structures should ask the school directly.

On Florida's state assessments, the picture is one that parents should examine carefully. Proficiency rates in math and English language arts across every tested grade are low, running well below what Florida posts statewide. Math results vary by grade, with upper elementary grades coming in at the lower end and middle school grades modestly higher but still far below state norms. ELA proficiency is similarly modest across all grades and does not show meaningful variation by grade level. Science results at fifth and eighth grade follow the same pattern. These are reported results from the most recent testing cycle, and the data does not include prior-year results to show a trajectory, so whether the school is improving, holding steady, or declining is not something this data answers. A parent weighing this school would reasonably want to ask leadership directly about what academic supports are in place and what the school's own assessment of its progress looks like.

No program offerings were provided in what we received, so we cannot speak to enrichment, arts, career pathways, or any specialized curriculum this charter may offer. That information gap is worth filling by contacting the school, since charter schools often define themselves through a particular instructional model or program focus that does not always appear in administrative data.

On graduation rate: Woodmont serves only through eighth grade, so no graduation rate applies here.

The comparison framework we have covers districts in Hillsborough County, and the data set had only one district in the county cohort, meaning no meaningful peer comparison could be produced. We left that out rather than present a misleading benchmark.

The Temple Terrace housing market around the school shows home values modestly below the Florida statewide median and below the national median, with values having dipped slightly over the past year. Rents have been essentially flat. For a family renting, the rent-to-income picture sits near the edge of what housing researchers consider affordable. Homeowners here are carrying a mortgage cost that, at current rates, would represent a real monthly commitment. Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax increase in late 2024 to fund teacher pay supplements through 2029, which adds a modest annual cost for homeowners in the area. The district also completed a major boundary rezoning for the 2024-2025 school year, though as a charter school Woodmont operates under its own enrollment rules rather than geographic assignment.

Temple Terrace itself offers a quiet, suburban quality of life. Parks are plentiful, including riverfront green space along the Hillsborough River. The city's bus network connects the area to USF and surrounding Tampa, though transit is limited enough that most residents rely on cars. The long-awaited downtown district along 56th Street is actively being developed, with new multifamily housing going up and city-owned parcels being marketed to retail and restaurant operators.

For a family considering Woodmont, the school's academic results as reported are a genuine area to investigate further with the school itself before making a decision.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 58% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 59% · ▼ 47 pts below district

▼ 49 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 54% · ▼ 36 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 54% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 36% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 58% · ▼ 46 pts below district

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 53% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 53% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 53% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 55% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 723%

School 23% · District 55% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 52% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 50% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 48% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below 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.