BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an intimate 6-8 campus in SEFFNER, Florida, BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves 636 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH.

BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that instructs 221,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 22% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.6%; this one comes in at 33.8%, -14.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

BRANDON SUCCESS CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 731 (now 636). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 33% to 42%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.