Other / mixed grade configuration · Riverview, FL

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Summerfield Crossings Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120087004875
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
20
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

#6 of 14
schools in Riverview · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
students per teacher
50.6%
free-lunch eligible

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Summerfield Crossings Elementary School ranks #6 of 14 schools in Riverview, FL.

School address

Enrollment

797

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

52.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.3:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-14% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

50.6%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-3% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Summerfield Crossings Elementary School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Riverview, Florida, enrolling 797 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.6% lands close to the Florida typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 797 puts it in the larger third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 944 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #511.

Its student body is led by African American (38%) and Hispanic or Latino (31%) (diversity index 71/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 399 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Hillsborough also operates Florida Connections Academy (5,748 students) and Jule F Sumner High School (3,602 students) alongside Summerfield Crossings Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Summerfield Crossings Elementary School compares

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.3:1 ▼ 14% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.6% ▼ 3% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 797 top 31% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
797
Bigger than 85% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.6%
free-lunch eligible - 3% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 37% in Florida - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
37.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,835
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 399 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 37.5%
Hispanic or Latino 31.0%
White 22.1%
Two or More 7.8%
Asian 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 37.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.8, Summerfield Crossings Elementary School is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hillsborough, which includes Summerfield Crossings Elementary School.

$9,835
Per student
-12%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.2%
State 40.7%
Federal 16.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Summerfield Crossings Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Florida Connections Academy Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jule F Sumner High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Newsome High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Alonso High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Plant City High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Summerfield Crossings Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hillsborough · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Summerfield Crossings Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Summerfield Crossings Elementary School

How many students attend Summerfield Crossings Elementary School?

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School has 797 students enrolled. It is a public school in Riverview, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School is 15.3:1, which is 14% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School?

50.6% of students at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summerfield Crossings Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School is African American at 37.5% of enrollment, in Riverview, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Summerfield Crossings Elementary School?

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Summerfield Crossings Elementary School rank among schools in Riverview?

By Resource Investment Index, Summerfield Crossings Elementary School ranks #6 of 14 schools in Riverview, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Riverview on the city page.

Is Summerfield Crossings Elementary School a good school?

Summerfield Crossings Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Hillsborough?

Besides Summerfield Crossings Elementary School, Hillsborough also operates Florida Connections Academy (5,748 students), Jule F Sumner High School (3,602 students), and Newsome High School (3,157 students). See the Hillsborough district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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