Lomax Elementary Magnet, 4207 N. 26th St.: pre-K to grade 5, 262 students in 2026-27, a B in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school zones, 40th-day enrollment count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Lomax Elementary Magnet is the Hillsborough County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 4207 N. 26th St., inside Tampa city limits.

Lomax opened in 1907 as a grammar school for northeast Tampa and is named for Thomas Lomax, a bishop of the AME Zion Church, according to the school’s history page.

Who to call
Address 4207 N. 26th St., Tampa, FL 33610
Phone 813-276-5569
Grades Pre-K to grade 5
District Hillsborough County Public Schools
State school number 29-2521

Principal

Principal Sarah Jacobsen Capps, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 262 students, including 12 in pre-K, on the district’s 40th-day enrollment count for 2026-27, as of Oct. 5, 2026. The same sheet gives the campus a capacity of 509 students, so it is 51% full by the district’s measure.
  • Federal count: 239 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 17 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for elementary schools at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (55% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the same file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • Third-grade English language arts: 47%
  • English language arts: 48%
  • Math: 51%
  • Science: 54%

It lists 100% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Admission

Lomax Elementary Magnet has no attendance zone. It is a magnet school: the district’s magnet list gives its program as Exploration Academy (the whole school), with entry by lottery-based application. Families apply through the district’s School Choice office, 813-272-4692; placement depends on eligibility, open seats and a lottery when one is needed, according to the district.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s About page. Students are released early every Monday, according to the district’s calendar.

From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: fall break (Thanksgiving week)
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4 is also off, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
  • Friday, Feb. 12, 2027: Florida State Fair day, no school
  • Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day, no school
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break; Monday, March 29 is also off, and students return Tuesday, March 30
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school, a 2.5-hour early release

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Lomax Elementary Magnet serve?

Pre-K to grade 5. It is a Hillsborough County Public Schools elementary school at 4207 N. 26th St. in Tampa.

What is Lomax Elementary Magnet’s school grade?

Lomax Elementary Magnet earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

What time does Lomax Elementary Magnet start?

Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website. Students are released early every Monday, according to the district’s calendar.