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Schools in Brandon · Hillsborough County School District

Brandon’s public schools score below 59% of Florida districts

The public schools Brandon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#303Best public schools of 488#212Graduation rate29%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
47%
▼ 1 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▼ 0 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.4K
▼ 12% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.0
FL 18.2
Schools
26
10,723 students
The School Grade

How Brandon compares

C+ Test scoresC Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (460)Better than 29%
High confidence. Built on 118,307 tested students and a graduating class of 15,509; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brandon.

8 schools teach K in Brandon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mintz Elementary School, Brooker Elementary School, Yates Elementary School and Limona Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Hillsborough County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 296 schools · 218,958 students
$11,431FL $13,006
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 52%
Math47%
State average 47.9%

Every school in Brandon

26 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Mintz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
687 students17:1Rate it →
Brooker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
686 students15:1Rate it →
Yates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
548 students16:1Rate it →
Limona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
543 students15:1Rate it →
Colson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seffner
C
511 students16:1Rate it →
Schmidt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
510 students15:1Rate it →
Kingswood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
437 students16:1Rate it →
Seffner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seffner
C−
437 students20:1Rate it →
Middle
Burns Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
1,108 students22:1Rate it →
Mann Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
977 students23:1Rate it →
High
Bloomingdale High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Valrico
B−
2,208 students25:1Rate it →
Brandon High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,835 students24:1Rate it →
Private & other
Nativity Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private
577 studentsRate it →
Bell Shoals Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private
576 studentsRate it →
First Baptist Brandon Christian Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private
270 studentsRate it →
First Discoveries Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–2
Private
42 studentsRate it →
Baycrest Academy for Creative Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private
20 studentsRate it →
Pivot Charter School
High · Grades 6–12 · Riverview
C−
Charter
205 studentsRate it →
Falkenburg Road Jail
High · Grades 6–12 · Tampa
D
Alternative Education School
31 students10:1Rate it →
Brilliant Microschools
Other · Grades K–12
Private
737 studentsRate it →
Central Baptist Christian School
Other · Grades PK–12
Private
405 studentsRate it →
Brandon Academy
Other · Grades PK–12
Private
278 studentsRate it →
New Jerusalem Christian Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Seffner
Private
276 studentsRate it →
Providence Christian School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Riverview
Private
271 studentsRate it →
Freedom Academy
Other · Grades K–12
Private
92 studentsRate it →
Interactive Education Academy
Other · Grades 6–12 · Valrico
Private
26 studentsRate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near Brandon

There’s no college in Brandon, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is Herzing University-Tampa in East Lake-Orient Park, 3.6 miles away.

Colleges →
Herzing University-TampaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Lake-Orient Park
3.6 mi177 students
Strayer University-FloridaUniversity or college · For-profit · East Lake-Orient Park
5.6 mi3 students
Florida CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Temple Terrace
8.5 mi590 students
Hillsborough Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Tampa
9.6 mi11,704 students
Schiller International UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
9.8 mi7 students
The University of TampaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tampa
10.1 mi11,018 students
University of South FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Tampa
11.1 mi40,892 students
South University-TampaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
12.7 mi379 students
Concorde Career Institute-TampaCommunity college · For-profit · Tampa
13.2 mi132 students
Arizona College of Nursing-TampaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
13.7 mi337 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Brandon. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.

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