Enrollment
38
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087010769
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
2156 UNIVERSITY SQUARE MALL, TAMPA, FL 33612 · (813) 644-9060 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL38 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
35 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 21 | 55% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 45% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 38 | #578 of 584 | #44 of 44 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38 | 1.5 | 25.3:1 | 92% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 20 | N/A | N/A | 85% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 2156 UNIVERSITY SQUARE MALL in TAMPA, Florida, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a small middle school. The school counts 38 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students.
HILLSBOROUGH enrolls 221,318 students, and its 300 schools include EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Hispanic students make up a majority at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 55%. The next largest groups are 42% Black and 3% White. In Hillsborough County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic.
Teachers at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL total 1.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.3:1. That is 5.7 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 92%. That is 49 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
allk12 grades EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.0%.
Within Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Hillsborough County has 320 public schools and roughly 223,193 students.
SHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 33.8% on proficiency, and EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is above that at 42.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
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Frequently asked questions
About EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 38 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 25.3:1 (2 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 55% Hispanic, 42% Black.
Who oversees EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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