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Enrollment
1,184
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003857
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
13912 NINE EAGLES DR, TAMPA, FL 33626 · (813) 356-1640 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
248 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 388 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 362 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 434 | 37% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 80.6% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
Schools most like FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,184 | 20.9% | 72.5% |
| WALKER MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ODESSA | 1,039 | 20.9% | 86.8% |
| BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WEST PALM BEACH | 1,246 | 19.7% | 94.3% |
| MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL LUTZ | 1,104 | 15.9% | 81.0% |
| DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 1,496 | 18.4% | 77.5% |
| FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 1,157 | 12.7% | 82.8% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #72 of 560 | #8 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #69 of 560 ▼ 6 | #7 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #68 of 560 ▲ 1 | #8 of 43 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,184 | #61 of 584 | #5 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #519 of 547 | #39 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #138 of 553 | #17 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #518 of 565 | #37 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #333 of 379 | #24 of 24 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,184
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,234
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,184 | 49.8 | 23.8:1 | 21% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 1,200 | 55.5 | 21.6:1 | 25% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 1,214 | 56 | 21.7:1 | 26% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 1,203 | 62 | 19.4:1 | 26% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 1,233 | 63 | 19.6:1 | 25% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 1,363 | 71 | 19.2:1 | 26% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 1,234 | 65 | 19.0:1 | 30% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in HILLSBOROUGH, located in TAMPA, Florida. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,184 students. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students.
HILLSBOROUGH is responsible for 300 schools, FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 221,318 students in all.
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 51% White. Next come 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Hillsborough County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. By the diversity index, FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 66%.
Its 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.8:1. That ratio is over the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is +1.8 points: 72.5% actual, 70.7% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, with a combined enrollment of about 223,193.
Of nearby public schools, BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,203 in 2020-21, 1,184 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.4:1 to 23.8:1.
Community posts for FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 852
- DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 957
- DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 969
- FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 480
- LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 755
- WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,184 students in grades 06-08.
Is FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
How diverse is FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 51% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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