C+
Hillsborough County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace.
Students
218,958
Schools
296
Spent per student
$11,431
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$487.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hillsborough County School District
- School Grade C+: better than 41% of Florida districts
- Spends 12% less per student than the FL average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $487.2M, about $2,225 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Seffner.
PK–5Lopez Elementary SchoolThis district
6–853 middle schoolsThis district
9–1228 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,431 per student · 12% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 39%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
214,731’20
219,272’21
220,859’22
221,643’23
218,958’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 41%White 29%Black 20%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
296 public schools.
Winthrop Charter School
A1,827 students23:1
Collins PK-8 School
B1,644 students18:1
Dorothy C York PK-8 Magnet School
1,381 students16:1
Turner-Bartels K-8 School
B−1,317 students16:1
Southshore Charter Academy
B−1,230 students24:1
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview
C−1,169 students
Henderson Hammock Charter School
B−1,154 students
Riverview Academy of Math and Science
B−1,059 students24:1
Kenneth E. Adum PK-8 Magnet School
1,007 students15:1
Dr. Carter G Woodson K-8 School
D990 students22:1
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences
A984 students21:1
Pride Elementary School
A980 students16:1
Pizzo K-8 School
D968 students16:1
Deer Park Elementary School
A957 students16:1
McKitrick Elementary School
A+934 students15:1
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School
A933 students18:1
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School
A+921 students15:1
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy
A916 students19:1
Boyette Springs Elementary School
A910 students19:1
Trinity School for Children
A−910 students22:1
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico
B906 students26:1
Sessums Elementary School
B−904 students15:1
Summerfield Elementary School
C+901 students17:1
Creekside Charter Academy
C+887 students31:1
Westchase Elementary School
A+876 students17:1
Stowers Elementary School
A+867 students15:1
Carrollwood K-8 School
A−861 students15:1
Clark Elementary School
A858 students17:1
Bryant Elementary School
A+852 students15:1
Ruskin Elementary School
D838 students16:1
Cypress Creek Elementary School
C+834 students17:1
Oak Grove Elementary School
C+832 students18:1
Bevis Elementary School
A+826 students16:1
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science
B+819 students23:1
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay
B−813 students20:1
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary
B−812 students18:1
Independence Academy
B−811 students20:1
Walden Lake Elementary School
B+809 students15:1
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School
B−797 students15:1
Apollo Beach K-8 School
A−794 students17:1
Cimino Elementary School
A−789 students14:1
Thompson Elementary
C+789 students17:1
Hunter's Green Elementary School
A788 students15:1
Chiles Elementary School
A+787 students16:1
Rampello K-8 Magnet School
B+782 students16:1
Lutz Preparatory School
A+779 students21:1
Belmont Elementary School
C+776 students14:1
Lutz K-8 School
B+771 students14:1
Learning Gate Community School
A−761 students19:1
Lowry Elementary School
A−755 students15:1
Springhead Elementary School
B−750 students15:1
Mango Elementary School
C−740 students16:1
Lake Magdalene Elementary School
B+739 students17:1
Valrico Elementary School
A−733 students15:1
Crestwood Elementary School
B−731 students17:1
Forest Hills Elementary School
C−731 students15:1
Mort Elementary School
C−731 students14:1
Bailey Elementary School
B−719 students16:1
Cork Elementary School
C+715 students16:1
Reddick Elementary School
C−708 students15:1
Mitchell Elementary School
A+698 students16:1
Corr Elementary School
C696 students16:1
Hammond Elementary School
A690 students14:1
Mintz Elementary School
B−687 students17:1
Brooker Elementary School
B+686 students15:1
Shaw Elementary School
D682 students15:1
Tampa Palms Elementary School
A−682 students14:1
Doby Elementary School
B−680 students14:1
Sulphur Springs K-8 School
D678 students19:1
Maniscalco K-8 School
B+673 students14:1
Buckhorn Elementary School
A−667 students15:1
Northwest Elementary School
A658 students15:1
Temple Terrace Elementary School
D639 students15:1
Frost Elementary School
C+633 students19:1
Woodmont Charter School
D632 students18:1
Knights Elementary School
B−630 students15:1
Nelson Elementary School
B−630 students18:1
Mabry Elementary School
A+628 students15:1
Bryan Elementary School
C+618 students18:1
Cannella Elementary School
B+617 students16:1
Pinecrest Elementary School
C614 students16:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
A+614 students17:1
Lithia Springs Elementary School
A609 students16:1
Essrig Elementary School
B−608 students15:1
Woodbridge Elementary School
C+602 students19:1
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School
B−591 students
Bellamy Elementary School
B−589 students15:1
Mendenhall Elementary School
B−587 students15:1
Miles Elementary School
D585 students14:1
Alexander Elementary School
B+579 students15:1
Claywell Elementary School
B574 students14:1
Bay Crest Elementary School
C+572 students24:1
Alafia Elementary School
A568 students14:1
Wimauma Elementary School
C−566 students15:1
Tinker K-8 School
A560 students16:1
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)
B+558 students19:1
Schwarzkopf Elementary School
A555 students18:1
Grady Elementary School
A+548 students16:1
Yates Elementary School
B−548 students16:1
Lewis Elementary School
C+546 students14:1
Limona Elementary School
B+543 students15:1
Clair-Mel Elementary School
C536 students37:1
Twin Lakes Elementary School
C−535 students21:1
Dover Elementary
C+530 students17:1
Witter Elementary School
C−530 students15:1
Davis Elementary School
C+526 students14:1
McDonald Elementary School
C−526 students15:1
Morgan Woods Elementary School
C+522 students17:1
Robinson Elementary School
C+522 students15:1
Citrus Park Elementary School
B+514 students12:1
Dickenson Elementary School
C514 students14:1
Lamb Elementary
D513 students17:1
Colson Elementary School
C511 students16:1
Lopez Elementary School
B−511 students15:1
DR. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School
510 students22:1
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School
A−510 students15:1
Schmidt Elementary School
C510 students15:1
Gibsonton Elementary School
C499 students14:1
Gorrie Elementary School
A+498 students15:1
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School
B+497 students14:1
Ippolito Elementary School
C492 students16:1
Egypt Lake Elementary School
B488 students21:1
Folsom Elementary School
B−484 students18:1
Heritage Elementary School
A−482 students13:1
Bing Elementary School
C480 students17:1
Robles Elementary School
D472 students15:1
Potter Elementary School
D467 students16:1
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough
B−457 students
Jackson Elementary School
C−451 students16:1
Riverview Elementary School
C+444 students13:1
Kingswood Elementary School
C+437 students16:1
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy
B−437 students20:1
Seffner Elementary School
C−437 students20:1
Kids Community College Riverview Southeast
B−433 students26:1
Foster Elementary School
D428 students16:1
Trapnell Elementary School
C421 students14:1
Symmes Elementary School
B+410 students13:1
Ballast Point Elementary School
A408 students13:1
Palm River Elementary School
D406 students17:1
Thonotosassa Elementary School
C−405 students19:1
Kenly Elementary School
C−404 students14:1
Sheehy Elementary School
D396 students17:1
Muller Elementary Magnet School
B−395 students17:1
James Elementary School
D388 students16:1
New Springs Schools
D382 students18:1
Town & Country Elementary School
C379 students13:1
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School
C−376 students13:1
Seminole Heights Elementary School
C+375 students17:1
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy
B373 students
West Tampa Elementary School
C+362 students15:1
Burney Elementary School
D357 students12:1
Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet School
A353 students14:1
Shore Elementary Magnet School
C330 students13:1
Wilson Elementary School
C329 students17:1
Chiaramonte Elementary School
B−325 students17:1
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School
B−324 students16:1
Horizon Charter School of Tampa
A+317 students22:1
Oak Park Elementary School
C314 students14:1
Edison Elementary School
D303 students12:1
Channelside Academy of Math and Science
B−293 students22:1
Lanier Elementary School
B+282 students13:1
Washington Elementary School
C−276 students12:1
Westshore Elementary School
B−259 students14:1
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa
C248 students31:1
Slam Academy Tampa Elementary
248 students31:1
Lomax Magnet Elementary School
C−239 students14:1
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet
C234 students14:1
Anderson Elementary School
B221 students14:1
Desoto Elementary School
C+180 students11:1
Victory Charter School Tampa
B−170 students23:1
Graham Elementary School
D−162 students10:1
Walton Academy
B−157 students
Broward Elementary School
D138 students9:1
Legacy Preparatory Academy
D102 students19:1
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership Schoo
B68 students10:1
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy
C−61 students31:1
Big Bend Academy of Math and Science
18 students18:1
Excelsior Prep Charter School
0 students
Waterset Charter School
0 students
Shields Middle School
C−1,593 students27:1
Randall Middle School
A1,373 students21:1
Barrington Middle School
A−1,345 students26:1
Tomlin Middle School
C+1,340 students23:1
Farnell Middle School
A1,184 students24:1
Eisenhower Middle School
C1,174 students22:1
Burns Middle School
B+1,108 students22:1
Martinez Middle School
A1,104 students22:1
Marshall Middle Magnet School
C−1,066 students20:1
Walker Middle Magnet School
A+1,039 students21:1
Mulrennan Middle School
B+1,027 students20:1
Turkey Creek Middle School
C−1,000 students24:1
Mann Middle School
C977 students23:1
Memorial Middle School
C−973 students23:1
Davidsen Middle School
B−969 students22:1
Giunta Middle School
D964 students22:1
Buchanan Middle School
C928 students22:1
Benito Middle School
B+903 students19:1
Rodgers Middle Magnet School
C+900 students21:1
Coleman Middle School
A+860 students20:1
Pierce Middle School
C858 students22:1
Williams Middle Magnet School
A856 students26:1
Progress Village Middle Magnet
B849 students20:1
Hill Middle School
B820 students19:1
Stewart Middle Magnet School
B−793 students21:1
Webb Middle School
C782 students23:1
Liberty Middle School
B779 students20:1
Greco Middle Magnet School
D764 students20:1
Sligh Middle School
D761 students22:1
Jennings Middle School
D686 students19:1
Terrace Community Middle School
A+660 students22:1
Madison Middle School
B−658 students22:1
Dowdell Middle Magnet School
D657 students23:1
Burnett Middle School
D636 students23:1
Wilson Middle School
A598 students21:1
Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School
B−595 students19:1
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School
B−497 students22:1
Ferrell Middle Magnet School
B−437 students20:1
Franklin Middle Magnet School
C327 students16:1
Young Middle Magnet School
D307 students18:1
Excelsior Prep Charter Middle School
38 students25:1
Jule F Sumner High School
C+3,602 students27:1
Newsome High School
A3,157 students27:1
Alonso High School
B−2,863 students25:1
Plant City High School
C+2,572 students24:1
Lennard High School
C2,553 students33:1
Durant High School
C+2,504 students24:1
Strawberry Crest High School
B2,501 students24:1
Sickles High School
B+2,398 students26:1
Steinbrenner High School
A−2,396 students28:1
Plant High School
A2,391 students28:1
Riverview High School
C+2,387 students25:1
Armwood High School
C−2,278 students29:1
Bloomingdale High School
B−2,208 students25:1
Tampa Bay Tech High School
B−2,181 students
Wharton High School
C2,130 students24:1
Gaither High School
C+2,040 students24:1
Leto High School
C1,995 students25:1
Spoto High School
C−1,933 students26:1
Freedom High School
C−1,869 students22:1
Brandon High School
C1,835 students24:1
East Bay High School
C−1,809 students23:1
Hillsborough High School
C+1,679 students23:1
Middleton High School
C1,637 students25:1
Blake High School
C1,608 students27:1
Robinson High School
B1,438 students27:1
Jefferson High School
C−1,310 students28:1
Chamberlain High School
D1,183 students24:1
King High School
C1,154 students30:1
Bell Creek Academy
A−1,125 students25:1
Winthrop College Prep Academy
C+1,055 students39:1
Dr. Kiran C Patel High School
A−639 students27:1
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School
B+624 students
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (TAMPA)
C580 students53:1
West University Charter High
D−419 students60:1
Seminole Heights Charter High School
D−276 students55:1
Pivot Charter School
C−205 students
Riverview Academy High School
201 students37:1
Victory Charter School Tampa 6-12
145 students48:1
Focus Academy
C110 students11:1
Brandon Success Center
D−97 students16:1
Bridgeprep Academy of Advanced Studies of Hillsborough
91 students46:1
Building Construction Academy at Bowers Whitley
D76 students10:1
North Tampa Success Center
48 students6:1
Carver Exceptional Center
D46 students3:1
Pace Center for Girls
D−46 students
Falkenburg Road Jail
D31 students10:1
Ami Kids Tampa
16 students16:1
Hillsborough Ese Contracted Residential Placement
0 students
Florida Connections Academy
B−5,748 students43:1
Slam Academy at Apollo Beach
C1,235 students29:1
Pepin Academies
D834 students13:1
Hillsborough Virtual School
A−491 students10:1
Plato Collegiate Academy Tampa
A393 students18:1
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs
D168 students7:1
South County Career Center
D−168 students15:1
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence
D152 students10:1
Simmons Career Center
D−127 students13:1
Pre-K Ese Community Peeps
105 students6:1
Medical Academy at D.W. Waters
D95 students15:1
Caminiti Exceptional Center
D69 students5:1
Willis Peters Exceptional Center
D−61 students6:1
Eisenhower Exceptional Center
59 students7:1
Lopez Exceptional Center
D−57 students4:1
Ese Birth Thru Age 5
52 students17:1
Lavoy Exceptional Center
D−42 students4:1
Dorothy Thomas Center
D35 students4:1
Simmons Exceptional Center
B29 students7:1
Detention Center West
26 students5:1
The Spring
10 students
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School
3 students
Delia Sanchez Full Service School
0 students
Encore
0 students
Hillsborough Virt Instr PRGS
0 students
Middle School VV
0 students
Navigator Academy of Leadership Southshore
0 students
Plant City Career Center
0 students
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.