📍 5912 Breckenridge Pkwy, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33610
Florida Connections Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 5,126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 36.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Florida Connections Academy enrolls 5,126 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 142 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 36.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,114 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,568 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 938 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 363 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 106 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,390 of the school's 5,126 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,928 qualify for free lunch and 462 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Florida Connections Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual 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 61.
Florida Connections 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 5,126 students, Florida Connections 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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