COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a moderately sized 6-8 campus in TAMPA, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH, instructs 860 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

On the student-mix side, COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 demographically-adjusted basis, COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MABRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 982 (now 860). Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

On allk12, members of the COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.