Lopez Exceptional Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Seffner, Florida
Lopez Exceptional Center in Seffner, Florida enrolled 57 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 4.4 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
49 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 13.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 49 | 13.0 | 3.8 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 14.0 | 4.0 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 13.0 | 4.4 |
4.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind
Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lopez Exceptional Center enrolled 55 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent87.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.3% of students were White, 33.3% Black, 26.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White33.3%
- Black33.3%
- Hispanic26.3%
- Asian3.5%
- Two or more races3.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lopez Exceptional Center scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% or less | 53% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Lopez Exceptional Center
- Willis Peters Exceptional CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 61 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of FloridaThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.6 miles away: 745 students, 26.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Compare Lopez Exceptional Center with Willis Peters Exceptional CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hillsborough County Public Schools spends per student$10,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,589
- The largest public schools in FloridaLopez Exceptional Center is the number 219 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#219 of 347
- Florida schools by students per teacher4.4 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.4.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lopez Exceptional Center
How many students attend Lopez Exceptional Center?
57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 49 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Seffner, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lopez Exceptional Center?
4.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lopez Exceptional Center a Title I school?
Lopez Exceptional Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lopez Exceptional Center do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lopez Exceptional Center scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lopez Exceptional Center in?
Hillsborough County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120087008084 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.