Mort Elementary School

Mort Elementary will create an innovative environment which empowers students.

Mort Elementary is a Community Partnership School.

Mort Elementary engages parents to ensure that students excel.

Mort Elementary is uniting the community today to nurture the leaders of tomorrow.

Mort Elementary was named for Dr. Paul R. Mort

Mort Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

1806 E Bearss Ave, Tampa, FL

University Neighborhood

Hillsborough County Public Schools

815 Students

C+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

Mort Elementary School is a public school in the Tampa Palms neighborhood that was built in 1966 and named after Dr. Paul R. Mort, a teacher, author and lecturer. In 2016, the school adopted the Community Partnership Schools model to create fruitful relationships with the Children’s Home Society, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa Family Health Centers, Tampa Innovation Partnership and the University of South Florida. Mort Elementary provides a fun school environment that empowers students, helps parents and elevates the community. Walls throughout the school building feature colorful murals and sidewalks are painted with encouraging and uplifting messages. The well-stocked media center is home to the student-run WRMT morning show. Students can also tend to an outdoor garden, or care for the school’s chickens. The Mort Elementary Manatees have access to over a dozen enrichment activities, including soccer, a Cub Scouts chapter, dance, yoga, tennis and more. Parents are engaged with an active VIP Parent Program and a popular parent resource center that provides food, hygiene products, computers to accommodate members of the Tampa Palms community. Mort Elementary is a uniform school, with colors determined by one of five ‘houses’ students are placed in: courage, determination, loyalty, respect or perseverance.

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Woodland Johnson

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1

Math Proficiency
38%

Reading Proficiency
30%

Academics

B-

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

30%

Math Proficiency

38%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

15:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

10.9%

Test Scores

Equity

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

424:1

Student Diversity

Male

50.1%

Female

49.9%

Hispanic

66.2%

Black

21.8%

White

6.2%

Two or more races

4.5%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1.2%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

2.0 other

6/11/2016

My daughter went to school they the breakfast know good never been to a school that don't give cereal and milk to the children's need to do better with the food poor communication with parents

4.0 parent

3/11/2014

Mort has come a long way in the past few years. There number one problem is lack of communication with the parents due to language barriers. The majority of students who attend here are Hispanic and speak no English at all. The other reason causing lack of communication is the parents who speak Engl...

3.0 parent

9/13/2012

I have to say that at first I was skeptical about my son coming to Mort. we moved here from another state and with my son's disabilities I wasn't aware of the way they choose where the child goes to school. He was left to attend at Mort and was put in Ms. Kelly's 2nd grade class. After a rough start...

4.0 parent

7/19/2012

I mean I: Freedman is the best teacher and she helped a lot to my son Robert to everything he could with the materials of kindergarten. she made every effort to get my son to learn, and I deeply appreciate that he had with the attention. and now I will go to 1st grade. we love u ms: freedman ...

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