MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet, 1721 N. MacDill Ave.: kindergarten to grade 5, 384 students in 2026-27, an A 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.
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet is the Hillsborough County Public Schools elementary school for kindergarten to grade 5 at 1721 N. MacDill Ave., inside Tampa city limits.
The school sits on land Hugh C. MacFarlane donated in 1926 for West Tampa’s first elementary school for cigar makers’ children, according to the school’s history page.
Who to call
- Front office: 813-356-1760, 1721 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL 33607
- School website: hillsboroughschools.org/o/macfarlanepark
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment checklist; district office 813-272-4000
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 813-982-5500, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays
- Magnet and choice applications: the district’s School Choice office, 813-272-4692
| Address | 1721 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL 33607 |
| Phone | 813-356-1760 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to grade 5 |
| District | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| State school number | 29-0060 |
Principal
Principal M. Denyse Riveiro, according to the school’s About page.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 384 students 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 406 students, so it is 95% full by the district’s measure.
- Federal count: 353 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 24 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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 | A (73% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the same file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- Third-grade English language arts: 75%
- English language arts: 81%
- Math: 84%
- Science: 78%
It lists 37% 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
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet has no attendance zone. It is a magnet school: the district’s magnet list gives its program as International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (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
More on Tampa schools
- The school’s page on the district website
- Every public school in Tampa
- Our Tampa schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet serve?
Kindergarten to grade 5. It is a Hillsborough County Public Schools elementary school at 1721 N. MacDill Ave. in Tampa.
What is MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet’s school grade?
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 73% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.
What time does MacFarlane Park 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.
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