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Location Map	TAMPA, FL 33602 Hillsborough County
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District Poverty Rate	14.1% (data source)
Non-White Students	70.3% (data source)
NCES Link	NCES District Info
Last Updated	December 4, 2025

What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (316)

School	Step	Description	Signatures
ACTS	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Alexander Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Armwood High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Bailey Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Barrington Middle School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Bloomingdale High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Boyette Springs Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Brandon High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
Bridgeprep Academy Of Riverview	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Burnett Middle School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Cannella Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Chamberlain High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Cork Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
DR. KIRAN C. PATEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Durant High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
Hillsborough High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Independence Academy	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Kids Community College Charter High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
King High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Kingswood Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Lanier Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Lewis Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Lutz Preparatory School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mabry Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mango Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mann Middle School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Mitchell Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Newsome High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Pinecrest Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Plant City High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	3
Plant High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Riverview Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Riverview High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Robinson High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Robles Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Roosevelt Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Ruskin Elementary School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Strawberry Crest High School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	41
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Sunlake Academy Of Math And Sciences	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Tomlin Middle School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Trinity School For Children	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Wilson Middle School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Adams Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Advantage Academy Of Hillsborough	Step 0	No Progress	0
Alafia Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Alonso High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
AMI KIDS TAMPA	Step 0	No Progress	0
AMI KIDS YES	Step 0	No Progress	0
Anderson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Apollo Beach Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ballast Point Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bay Crest Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bell Creek Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bell Creek Academy High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bellamy Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Benito Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bevis Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bing Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Blake High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
BOWERS-WHITLEY CAREER CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
BRANDON EPIC 3 CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bridgeprep Academy Of Tampa	Step 0	No Progress	0
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Broward Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bryan Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bryant Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Buchanan Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Buckhorn Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Burney Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Burns Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
CAMINITI EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carrollwood Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
CATO CLASSICAL ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Channelside Academy Of Math And Science	Step 0	No Progress	0
Chiaramonte Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Chiles Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Cimino Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Citrus Park Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Clair-Mel Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Clark Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Claywell Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Cleveland Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Coleman Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Collins Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Colson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Corr Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Creekside Charter Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Crestwood Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Cypress Creek Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Davidsen Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Davis Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Deer Park Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Delia Sanchez Full Service School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Desoto Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
DETENTION CENTER WEST	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dickenson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Doby Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
DOROTHY THOMAS CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dover Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dr Carter G Woodson K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dr Kiran C Patel High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS	Step 0	No Progress	0
East Bay High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
East Tampa Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Edison Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Egypt Lake Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Eisenhower Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Encore	Step 0	No Progress	0
ESE BIRTH THRU AGE 5	Step 0	No Progress	0
Essrig Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Excelsior Prep Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL	Step 0	No Progress	0
Farnell Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	Step 0	No Progress	0
Florida Connections Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
FOCUS ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Folsom Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Forest Hills Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Foster Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Franklin Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Freedom High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Frost Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Gaither High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Gibsonton Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Giunta Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Gorrie Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Grady Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Graham Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Greco Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hammond Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Henderson Hammock Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Heritage Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hill Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hillsborough Academy Of Math And Science	Step 0	No Progress	0
HILLSBOROUGH ESE CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hillsborough Virt Instr Prgs	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hillsborough Virtual Instruction Course Offerings	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hillsborough Virtual School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Horizon Charter School Of Tampa	Step 0	No Progress	0
HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND/HOMEBASED PROGRAMS	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hunter's Green Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
IDEA HOPE	Step 0	No Progress	0
IDEA HOPE COLLEGE PREP	Step 0	No Progress	0
IDEA TAMPA CAMPUS #3	Step 0	No Progress	0
IDEA VICTORY	Step 0	No Progress	0
IDEA VICTORY VINIK COLLEGE PREP	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ippolito Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
IVRIT-HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Jackson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
James Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Jefferson High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Jennings Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL	Step 0	No Progress	0
Just Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kenly Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kids Community College Charter School Southeast Hillsborough	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kids Community College Riverview South	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kids Community College Southeast Middle Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kimbell Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Knights Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
LAKE ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lamb Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
LAVOY EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Learning Gate Community School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Legacy Preparatory Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lennard High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
LES PETERS ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Leto High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Liberty Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Limona Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Literacy-Leadership/Technology Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lithia Springs Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lopez Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
LOPEZ EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lowry Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lutz K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Madison Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
MANHATTAN PK-8	Step 0	No Progress	0
Maniscalco K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Marshall Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Martinez Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
MATER ACADEMY HILLS	Step 0	No Progress	0
MATER ACADEMY HILLS MIDDLE	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mcdonald Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mckitrick Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mclane Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Memorial Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mendenhall Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
MENDEZ EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Middleton High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Miles Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mintz Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Monroe Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Morgan Woods Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mort Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Muller Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mulrennan Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Navigator Academy Of Leadership Valrico	Step 0	No Progress	0
Nelson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
New Springs Schools	Step 0	No Progress	0
NORTH TAMPA EPIC 3 CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
NORTHSTAR ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EAST	Step 0	No Progress	0
NORTHSTAR ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WEST	Step 0	No Progress	0
Northwest Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Oak Grove Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Oak Park Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS	Step 0	No Progress	0
Palm River Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
PEPIN ACADEMIES	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pierce Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pivot Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pizzo K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
PK-8 UU	Step 0	No Progress	0
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Potter Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pride Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Progress Village Middle Magnet	Step 0	No Progress	0
R.I.S.E CHARTER SCHOOL	Step 0	No Progress	0
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Randall Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Reddick Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
RIVERVIEW ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	Step 0	No Progress	0
Riverview Academy Of Math And Science	Step 0	No Progress	0
Robinson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Schmidt Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Seffner Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Seminole Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sessums Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Shaw Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sheehy Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Shields Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Shore Elementary Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sickles High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Slam Academy At Apollo Beach	Step 0	No Progress	0
SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sligh Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Southshore Charter Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sports Leadership And Management Academy (Tampa)	Step 0	No Progress	0
Spoto High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Springhead Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Steinbrenner High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Stewart Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Stowers Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Summerfield Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Symmes Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Tampa Bay Tech High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	Step 0	No Progress	0
Tampa Palms Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
TAMPA RESIDENTIAL FACILITY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Temple Terrace Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Terrace Community Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
THE SPRING	Step 0	No Progress	0
Thompson Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Thonotosassa Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Tinker K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Trapnell Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Turkey Creek Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Valrico Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Victory Charter School Tampa	Step 0	No Progress	0
Village Of Excellence Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Village Of Excellence Academy Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Walden Lake Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Walker Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Walton Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Washington Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
WATERS CAREER CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Waterset Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Webb Middle School	Step 0	No Progress	0
West Tampa Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH	Step 0	No Progress	0
Westchase Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Westshore Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Wharton High School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Williams Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER	Step 0	No Progress	0
Wilson Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Wimauma Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Winthrop Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Step 0	No Progress	0
Witter Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Woodbridge Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Woodmont Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Yates Elementary School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Young Middle Magnet School	Step 0	No Progress	0
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State Law and School Board Policy

School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida State Law	Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes	(b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for: 1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.

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