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Slam Academy at Apollo Beach
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~1,235 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-ed
TuitionFree
TypeCharter
Students~1,235
TAMPA
Best Schools in Tampa for Arts tuition-free
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School type
- Charter4A free public school run independently of the school district.
Religion
- A private school run by the Catholic Church.
- A private school rooted in the Jewish faith.
- A private school with no religious affiliation.
Grade level
Affordability
- Tuition-Free10
- ≈$0 with scholarship2Accepts Florida scholarships that help cover tuition.
- Under $20K list1
Verified
Director-verifiedRolling out
Tampa has 7 K-12 schools we currently track — a mix of 0 private and 4 charter campuses across multiple neighborhoods. All schools on this page are tuition-free charter campuses. Tampa has the highest concentration with 7 schools.
Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Under $20K list, ≈$0 with scholarship.
Showing 7 of 7 Tampa schools
- 2Kenneth E. Adum Pk-8 Magnet School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~1,007 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeMagnetStudents~1,007 - 3Sports Leadership and Management Academy (tampa)
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~535 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeCharterStudents~535 - 4Muller Elementary Magnet School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~395 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeMagnetStudents~395 - 5Dunbar Elementary Magnet School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~324 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeMagnetStudents~324 - 6Slam Academy Tampa Elementary
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~248 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeCharterStudents~248 - 7Victory Charter School Tampa
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades ·~216 students
DOE 2026 · NCES
Co-edTuitionFreeTypeCharterStudents~216
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
Frequently asked questions
Are these schools tuition-free?
Yes. Every school on this page is publicly funded — either a charter or a tuition-free public-school-of-choice option. Families pay no tuition; standard public-school district enrollment rules and lottery procedures apply.
How competitive is admission in Tampa?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Victory Charter School Tampa is the smallest with 216 students; Slam Academy at Apollo Beach is the largest at 1235. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
How many schools offer Arts programs?
7 schools on this page have documented Arts programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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