GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL vs BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Grady Elementary School and Bryant Elementary School are the two highest-ranked elementary schools in Tampa, and they sit nearly at the top of the entire state. Grady ranks #30 of 3,777 Florida schools while Bryant ranks #31 of 3,777 — a one-position difference that, at this level of competition, represents genuine statistical parity. Both schools earn an overall rating of 9.3/10, meaning parents choosing between them are making a fine-margin call, not a clear-cut decision.

On academics, Grady Elementary edges ahead with a 9.7/10 academic score versus Bryant Elementary's 9.6/10 — a slim but real delta at this performance tier. The growth picture flips: Bryant scores 9.4/10 on student growth compared to Grady's 9.2/10, suggesting Bryant is pulling students forward at a slightly faster rate relative to their starting points, even as Grady's absolute academic ceiling sits marginally higher.

The schools differ more meaningfully on size and resources. Grady Elementary enrolls 557 students against Bryant Elementary's 898, making Grady a noticeably smaller campus. That smaller headcount yields a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Grady versus 16.6:1 at Bryant — roughly two fewer students per classroom. On socioeconomic mix, Grady's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 18% compared to Bryant's 12%, indicating a modestly higher concentration of economically disadvantaged families at Grady, though both figures sit well below state and national averages.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5 and sit 12.2 miles apart within Tampa, so geography will be the practical deciding factor for many families. Neither campus offers a program or grade-level distinction that separates them structurally — the differences are in scale, classroom density, and the slight academic-versus-growth trade-off outlined above.