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

34 public high schools in Hillsborough County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 92.0%, against a median of 67.5% 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 (Science)

92.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

67.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL	LITHIA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	3,157	92.0%
2	PLANT HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,391	91.0%
3	STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL	LUTZ, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,396	91.0%
4	DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	639	87.0%
5	BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL	VALRICO, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,208	84.0%
6	BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	624	79.0%
7	ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,438	77.0%
8	GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,040	77.0%
9	BELL CREEK ACADEMY	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,125	76.5%
10	ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,863	76.0%
11	DURANT HIGH SCHOOL	PLANT CITY, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,504	75.0%
12	RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,387	75.0%
13	SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,398	74.0%
14	SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,933	74.0%
15	TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,181	70.0%
16	STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL	DOVER, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,501	70.0%
17	ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	SEFFNER, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,278	68.0%
18	VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	145	67.0%
19	PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL	PLANT CITY, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,572	66.0%
20	WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,055	64.0%
21	MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,637	63.0%
22	HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,679	62.0%
23	WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,130	61.0%
24	LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL	RUSKIN, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	2,553	58.0%
25	KING HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,154	55.0%
26	FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,869	55.0%
27	JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	3,602	54.0%
28	EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL	GIBSONTON, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,809	53.0%
29	LETO HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,995	53.0%
30	BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL	BRANDON, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,835	52.0%
31	JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,310	50.0%
32	BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,608	48.0%
33	PIVOT CHARTER SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	205	38.9%
34	CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	High	1,183	31.0%

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