Gibsonton’s public schools score below 59% of Florida districts
The public schools Gibsonton’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.
The short version on Gibsonton’s schools
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Gibsonton’s schools beat 41% of districts. Among the 443 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 26%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Average results for less money
Gibsonton spends 12% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Eisenhower Middle School and East Bay High School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Gibsonton compares
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 Gibsonton.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Every school in Gibsonton
6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Gibsonton families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Gibsonton
There’s no college in Gibsonton, but 18 are within 30 miles. The closest is Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, 8.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Gibsonton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 8 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.