BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL

As a well-populated senior high in TAMPA, Florida, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL caters to 1,608 students from grades 9 through 12, part of HILLSBOROUGH. That puts it 55% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.9%; actual is 38.3%, a gap of -17.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) records that median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,671 (now 1,608). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 25% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 26.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.