Enrollment
327
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087007794
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
3915 E 21ST AVE, TAMPA, FL 33605 · (813) 744-8108 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
174 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 | 104 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 39% |
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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 39.9% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 327 | 53.2% | 40.6% |
| ORANGE GROVE MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 497 | 56.1% | 50.2% |
| FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 401 | 50.6% | 45.8% |
| FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 437 | 55.6% | 61.8% |
| JOSEPH STILWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 489 | 57.9% | 41.0% |
| OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LEESBURG | 558 | 55.6% | 37.2% |
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 FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #458 of 560 | #26 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #501 of 560 ▼ 58 | #34 of 43 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #421 of 560 ▼ 88 | #23 of 43 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #529 of 584 | #42 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #35 of 547 | #1 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #142 of 553 | #19 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #260 of 565 | #25 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.8% | #16 of 379 | #2 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
327
-108 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 327 | 20.9 | 15.7:1 | 53% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 54% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 76% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 69% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 64% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL.
About FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL serves students in TAMPA, Florida, as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 327 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
HILLSBOROUGH is the local district for FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL. It runs 300 schools with 221,318 students.
The biggest share of students at FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, 50%, is Black. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 19% White, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Black among all Hillsborough County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.7:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Florida public middle schools.
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.6% and a predicted 54.5%.
For Hillsborough County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,540 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, Hillsborough County has 320 public schools.
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.6 miles from FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 39.5% proficiency; FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL posts 40.6%.
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 12.8:1 to 15.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL have?
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 24% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL public or private?
FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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