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BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment 9-12 campuss in TAMPA, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH, with 624 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 40% below typical.
Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 30% White, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.6%; this one delivers 69.1%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).
The closest other public school is IDEA VICTORY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 34.6%.
BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 604 students in 2018 compared to 624 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 47% to 30% over that span.
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