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If you could change one rule at KING HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,154
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000965
KING HIGH SCHOOL
6815 N 56TH ST, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 744-8333 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
29.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
648 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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
36.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,154
-594 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
29.9:1
was 16.6:1
% White
16%
was 18%
% Hispanic
22%
was 18%
% Black
46%
was 43%
% Asian
11%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KING HIGH SCHOOL
KING HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-tier secondary school in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. The school works with 1,154 students in grades 9 through 12.
Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), KING HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, KING HIGH SCHOOL records that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 29.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.
With demographic context factored in, KING HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.0%; KING HIGH SCHOOL posts 36.6%, -16.5 points below that line.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) reports that median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), KING HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KING HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KING HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.3%.
KING HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 34%: 1,748 students in 2018 compared to 1,154 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 17% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 29.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.6 mi · 152
- RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 497
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,181
- ROBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 472
- SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 396
- WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL1.5 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About KING HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KING HIGH SCHOOL?
KING HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,154 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does KING HIGH SCHOOL serve?
KING HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does KING HIGH SCHOOL have?
KING HIGH SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.9:1.
What is the student diversity at KING HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KING HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 16% White, 22% Hispanic, 46% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is KING HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
KING HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.