📍 11667 Big Bend Rd, Riverview, Hillsborough County, 33579
Southshore Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverview, Hillsborough County. The school has 1,228 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths.
Southshore Charter Academy enrolls 1,228 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 505 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 342 | 28% |
| White | 270 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
634 of the school's 1,228 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 137 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southshore Charter Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 57.
Southshore Charter Academy is one of 309 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, based in TAMPA, Florida. The district serves 220,360 students district-wide and employs 12,405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,228 students, Southshore Charter Academy is larger than the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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