BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in TAMPA, Florida, BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH. It serves 903 students across grades 6 through 8.

HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,084 (now 903). The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 9% to 18% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.