ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL

ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, a compact 6-8 campus in TAMPA, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH, caters to 533 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.4%; this one comes in at 31.3%, -14.2 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 727 (now 533). White enrollment moved from 17% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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