PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA

TAMPA · FL · HILLSBOROUGH · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Most similar nearby schools

VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12 → SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL → SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY (TAMPA) → Town 'N Country Christian Academy → Missionary Christian School → Stepping Stones School Inc. → Keystone Prep High School → Faith Outreach Academy →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

✅ Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA compares for families

What families should know about PLATO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMPA.

▸ 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: VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12, SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY (TAMPA) and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

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.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

100.0%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

39.7%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

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.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

7.9%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 348 in 2021 to 393 in 2024 — over 3 years.

+12.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +4.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 393 students:

2025

409

2027

444

2029

481

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 88 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,030,480/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
VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12 TAMPA	Public · charter	0.4	38	—
SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA	Public	0.5	2,398	+1.5%
SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY (TAMPA) TAMPA	Public · charter	0.8	294	+41.3%
Town 'N Country Christian Academy Tampa	Private	2.8	42	—
Missionary Christian School Tampa	Private	3.0	114	—
Stepping Stones School Inc. Odessa	Private	3.3	81	+62.0%
Keystone Prep High School Odessa	Private	4.1	79	+16.2%
Faith Outreach Academy Tampa	Private	4.3	137	-27.1%