# JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL *Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/llm* Full profile (human-readable): https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto --- ## Core identification - **NCES School ID**: `120123001239` - **School name**: JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL - **Location**: PALMETTO, FL 34221 - **Address**: 1415 29TH ST E - **District**: MANATEE (LEAID `1201230`) - **Sector**: Public - **School type**: Regular - **School level**: Primary - **Coordinates**: 27.53838, -82.55114 - **Phone**: (941)723-4833 ## Enrollment (2024) - **Students**: 614 - **Teachers (FTE)**: 37 - **Student-teacher ratio**: 16.6:1 - **Free/reduced lunch**: 73.1% ## State accountability rating - **System**: FL School Grade - **Year**: 2025 - **Overall rating**: B - **Indicators**: - overall: B ## Academic performance (state assessments) ### 2025 - **Overall (FL School Grade)**: 70.0% proficient ## Attendance - **2020**: chronic absence 40.3% (227 students) [source: crdc_2020] - **2020**: chronic absence 3.6% (21 students) [source: crdc] - **2017**: chronic absence 5.9% (34 students) [source: crdc] - **2015**: chronic absence 15.3% (88 students) [source: crdc] ## Discipline (latest CRDC year) - **Year**: 2020 - **In-school suspensions**: 71 - **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0 - **Expulsions**: 0 ## Demographics (2023) - **White**: 0.2% - **Hispanic/Latino**: 43.6% - **Black/African American**: 0.5% - **Asian**: 34.8% - **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 16.0% - **Pacific Islander**: 0.2% - **Two or more races**: 4.8% - **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 73.6% ## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020) - **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 27.0% — 155 students - **English Learners**: 24.0% — 138 students ## Disability category breakdown (CRDC) - **Speech/Language Impairment**: 49 students - **Specific Learning Disability**: 24 students - **Other Health Impairment**: 7 students - **Autism**: 6 students - **Intellectual Disability**: 2 students - **Emotional Disturbance**: 1 students - **Orthopedic Impairment**: 1 students ## Programs & enrichment - Gifted & Talented ## Finance ### School-level (ESSA 2023-24) - **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $12,135 - **Federal share**: $2,234 - **State + local share**: $9,901 ### District F-33 (2022) - **District per-pupil revenue**: $14,178,574 - **Federal share**: 15.9% - **State share**: 25.8% - **Local share**: 58.3% - **Instructional spending per pupil**: $6,593,675 ## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023) - **Median household income**: $73,159 - **Poverty rate**: 21.4% - **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 8.2% - **Unemployment**: 8.8% - **Median gross rent**: $1,598 - **Foreign-born residents**: 8.0% - **Single-parent households**: 15.1% ## Environmental context - **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 10.7 miles (JJ SEIFERT MACHINE) - **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 2 - **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 15 - **Nearest brownfield**: 0.78 miles (PROPOSED ONECO CONCRETE SITE) ### Water safety - **Public water system**: CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT. - **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 1 - **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 1 - **Most recent violation**: 2025-12-01 ### Air quality - **PM2.5 annual average**: 6.78944 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9) - **Nearest monitor**: 17.3 miles ## Nearby schools performing better ### chronic absence - **MANATEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM** — 1.1 mi away, 0% (this school: 3.65%) - **MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)** — 1.1 mi away, 0% (this school: 3.65%) - **MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS** — 1.4 mi away, 0.4% (this school: 3.65%) - **BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 1.7 mi away, 2.85% (this school: 3.65%) - **PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL** — 1.8 mi away, 0.77% (this school: 3.65%) ### ela proficiency - **PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL** — 2.1 mi away, 81.5% (this school: 56%) - **LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES** — 4.3 mi away, 63.5% (this school: 56%) - **ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY** — 4.5 mi away, 73% (this school: 56%) - **VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 4.5 mi away, 64% (this school: 56%) - **BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL** — 4.6 mi away, 57% (this school: 56%) ### math proficiency - **PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL** — 2.1 mi away, 90% (this school: 78%) - **IDA M. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 5.8 mi away, 82% (this school: 78%) - **STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL** — 7.3 mi away, 92% (this school: 78%) - **TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 8.8 mi away, 82% (this school: 78%) - **ANNA MARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 10.1 mi away, 79% (this school: 78%) ## Related data feeds - **Profile (human)**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto - **Performance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/performance - **Finance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/finance - **Demographics**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/demographics - **Inclusion**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/inclusion - **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/context - **Attendance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/attendance - **Discipline**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/discipline - **Outcomes**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/outcomes - **Workforce**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/james-tillman-elementary-magnet-school-palmetto/workforce --- *Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). 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