EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in GIBSONTON, Florida, EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 1,174 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH. That puts it 48% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

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

Looking at the student body, EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.9%; EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 34.0%, -19.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, Hillsborough County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 6%, going from 1,254 students in 2018 to 1,174 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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