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What's the most underrated thing about ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,863
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003711
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL
8302 MONTAGUE ST, TAMPA, FL 33635 · (813) 356-1525 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,863 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
1,016 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 720 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 793 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 710 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 640 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,863 | 35.5% | 58.8% |
| UNIVERSITY HIGH ORLANDO | 2,514 | 38.0% | 53.6% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH ORLANDO | 3,127 | 34.3% | 47.1% |
| INNOVATION HIGH ORLANDO | 1,753 | 28.1% | 64.4% |
| FREEDOM HIGH ORLANDO | 2,504 | 26.4% | 56.0% |
| LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL ORLANDO | 2,140 | 27.8% | 47.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #186 of 555 | #11 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #319 of 549 ▼ 105 | #19 of 34 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #184 of 559 ▲ 2 | #11 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,863 | #34 of 830 | #3 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #472 of 575 | #15 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #319 of 594 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #421 of 630 | #22 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #152 of 246 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,863
+349 (+14%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 2,398
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,863 | 112.9 | 25.4:1 | 35% (1,016) |
| 2023-24 | 2,930 | 121 | 24.2:1 | 42% (1,227) |
| 2022-23 | 2,795 | 117.5 | 23.8:1 | 43% (1,201) |
| 2020-21 | 2,514 | 133 | 18.9:1 | 62% (1,561) |
| 2017-18 | 2,648 | 141 | 18.8:1 | 60% (1,584) |
| 2015-16 | 2,698 | 150 | 18.0:1 | 57% (1,545) |
| 2010-11 | 2,398 | 128 | 18.7:1 | 43% (1,042) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL.
About ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school in TAMPA, Florida. It enrolls 2,863 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 177% above the average for high schools in Florida.
In HILLSBOROUGH, 300 schools enroll a combined 221,318 students.
More than half of the students at ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL are Hispanic (61%). Next come 23% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Hillsborough County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The school's 112.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of Florida public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is 4.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income comes to about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hillsborough County counts 320 public schools with about 223,193 students.
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL's nearest public school is DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL. ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 14% across 4 years, from 2,514 in 2020-21 to 2,863 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 25.4:1, from 18.9:1.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 526
- HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE0.7 mi · 819
- LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 755
- WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 876
- WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 602
- DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL?
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,863 students in grades 09-12.
Is ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.4:1 students per teacher at ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL?
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 23% White, 61% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL in?
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.