Lanier Elementary School

Lanier Elementary School serves 354 students in Tampa, Florida, from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Its composite score of 9.0 out of 10 earns an Exceptional rating — placing it third among 161 Tampa public schools and 53rd out of 3,777 public schools statewide. That statewide standing puts Lanier in the top 1% of all Florida public schools, a threshold very few elementary schools clear.

The academic score of 8.5 reflects strong core instruction, while the growth score of 9.3 is the more telling number — it means students are making above-average gains year over year, not just arriving with advantages. A student-teacher ratio of 12.6 to 1 keeps class sizes manageable, giving teachers more contact time with individual students than most public schools can offer. Lanier also ranks 50th out of 2,196 Florida elementary schools, a peer-filtered measure that removes middle and high schools from the comparison.

That ranking holds up alongside its growth trajectory, making Lanier one of the most consistent performers in the state at this grade band. Families running a data-driven school search in Tampa will find it near the top of nearly every cut of the numbers.