BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL

BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of large scale in VALRICO, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH, serveing 2,208 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL sits 113% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL reports 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.5%; this one delivers 66.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.3%.

BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,346 (now 2,208). Over the same period, the White share declined from 52% to 46%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.