Carrollwood Day School

Carrollwood Day School
Location
12606 Casey Road (Early Childhood Center) 1515 West Bearss Avenue (Main Campus) Tampa , Florida 33613 United States
Information
School type	Private
Motto	“Education with Character”
Established	1982
Principal	Dawn Wilson (Lower School)
Principal	Lindsay Bowman (Middle School)
Principal	Stephen Higgins (Upper School)
Head of school	Sara Rubinstein
Faculty	235
Grades	Toddler - 12th Grade
Gender	Co-Ed
Enrollment	1270 (2025)
Student to teacher ratio	ECC 7:1, Elementary 10:1, Middle 8:1, High 9:1
Education system	IB
Language	English, Spanish, French
Colors	Red, Grey, White, and Black
Mascot	CDS Patriots
Nickname	CDS
Team name	Patriots
Annual tuition	$20,050 (Preschool) $21,135 (Kindergarten) $25,370 (Grades 1–5) $29,005 (Grades 6–8) $32,455 (Grades 9–12)
Website	www.cdspatriots.org

Carrollwood Day School is a non-sectarian, co-educational, private school for students, from age two through high school in Tampa, Florida.

Its curriculum follows the guidelines established by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Carrollwood was the sixth school in the US authorized to offer all three levels of the IB program.

History

The school was established in 1982.

Notable alumni

Charles White (2012), YouTuber and streamer known as Cr1TiKaL^[1]
Michael Trigg (2021), NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys^[2]
Brandon Cleveland (2022), NFL defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders^[3]

References

↑ "Charlie White's Carrollwood Day High School Basketball Stats". www.maxpreps.com.
↑ "Michael Trigg - Football". Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy.
↑ Layberger, Tom (December 18, 2025). "Tampa Native Bringing The 'Belly Rub' Home For Gasparilla Bowl Finale". Tampa Free Press.

Hillsborough County public and private schools
High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto (A. P. Leto) High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Sumner High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School
Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th–9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th–8th grade) Liberty Middle School
Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School Macfarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School
Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Bell Creek Academy Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School Carl Sagan Academy Cristo Rey Tampa High School Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts
Private schools in Tampa	Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Carrollwood Day School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Foundation Christian Academy (PreK–12) Grace Christian School (K–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Paideia Classical Christian School (K–12) Seffner Christian Academy (PreK–12) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12)