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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Hillsborough County, Florida

Across Hillsborough County, Florida, 34 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. BELL CREEK ACADEMY leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 52.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Hillsborough County, Florida

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

52.2%

BEST IN READING · HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BELL CREEK ACADEMY	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,125	87.0%
2	DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	639	80.8%
3	NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL	LITHIA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	3,157	78.5%
4	PLANT HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,391	78.0%
5	STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL	LUTZ, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,396	77.0%
6	BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL	VALRICO, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,208	70.5%
7	BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	624	69.7%
8	SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,398	69.5%
9	ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,438	68.1%
10	TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,181	66.6%
11	ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,863	63.6%
12	RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,387	62.3%
13	STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL	DOVER, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,501	60.5%
14	WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,055	58.5%
15	GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,040	57.5%
16	MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,637	56.0%
17	DURANT HIGH SCHOOL	PLANT CITY, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,504	53.5%
18	VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	145	50.9%
19	PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL	PLANT CITY, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,572	48.6%
20	JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	3,602	48.3%
21	WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,130	46.0%
22	ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	SEFFNER, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,278	45.4%
23	EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL	GIBSONTON, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,809	45.0%
24	LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL	RUSKIN, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,553	44.8%
25	PIVOT CHARTER SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	205	44.7%
26	SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,933	44.3%
27	HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,679	44.3%
28	FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,869	43.5%
29	LETO HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,995	41.6%
30	JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,310	41.5%
31	BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,608	40.5%
32	KING HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,154	36.9%
33	BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL	BRANDON, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,835	36.0%
34	CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,183	27.7%

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