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Livingstone Academy Autism Center
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-08·~110 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordable
Tuition$18K/yr
TypePrivate
Students~110
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Best Elementary Schools in Valrico
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Looking for the best elementary schools in Valrico? We track 8 K-12 options that serve elementary grades. Annual tuition ranges from $8K/yr to $18K/yr, with a median of $12.8K/yr across schools that publish a number. Valrico has the highest concentration with 8 schools. 8 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Elementary admissions decisions tend to weigh family fit and developmental readiness more than test scores. Most schools assess via a play-based visit at age 4-5 and rolling interviews for K-5 transfers. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
Showing 8 of 8 Valrico schools
- 2The Brandon Montessori School
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-KG·~57 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$17.8K/yrTypePrivateStudents~57 - 3Grace Christian School
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~705 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristian (non-denominational; A Beka curriculum)Co-edAffordableTuition$9.4K/yrTypeChristian (non-denominational; A Beka curriculum)Students~705 - 4Foundation Christian Academy
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~548 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristian (Bible-based; Church of Christ heritage)Co-edAffordableTuition$9.6K/yrTypeChristian (Bible-based; Church of Christ heritage)Students~548 - 5Kinovu School Of Lithia
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-05
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$16K/yrTypePrivateStudents— - 6Excel Learning Academy
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-08·~15 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$8K/yrTypePrivateStudents~15 - 7Easterseals School For Limitless Learning
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-02·~33 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~33 - 8Country Day Montessori School-bloomingdale
Valrico·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-03·~31 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~31
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for elementary schools in Valrico?
Across the 8 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $8K/yr to $18K/yr, with a median of $12.8K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Valrico?
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.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
8 of the 8 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Excel Learning Academy is the smallest with 15 students; Grace Christian School is the largest at 705. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
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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