FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL

FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is a cozy 6-8 campus in TAMPA, Florida, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. The school serves 327 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 794.

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

On demographics, FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL shows that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 40.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put 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%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 327). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 40% to 50%. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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