FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
TEMPLE TERRACE · FL · HILLSBOROUGH · Public charter · K-12 combined
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American Youth Academy → FOCUS ACADEMY → DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL → Paideia Classical Christian School (Dba) → BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY → Legacy Elite Christian Preparatory School → FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE → Hifz Academy →📋 At a glance
- 📚 1 AP courses offered — Moderate
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: American Youth Academy, FOCUS ACADEMY, DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 37% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 5,748 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $11,710 per student in district revenue, the 148 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,733,080/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Youth Academy Tampa |
Private | 0.7 | 688 | +36.5% |
| FOCUS ACADEMY TEMPLE TERRACE |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 83 | -17.8% |
| DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 639 | +8.9% |
| Paideia Classical Christian School (Dba) Tampa |
Private | 3.2 | 89 | -6.3% |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY TAMPA |
Public | 3.3 | 76 | +46.2% |
| Legacy Elite Christian Preparatory School Tampa |
Private | 3.5 | 55 | — |
| FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE TAMPA |
Public · charter | 3.5 | 49 | — |
| Hifz Academy Tampa |
Private | 3.6 | 356 | +196.7% |