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MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a close-knit middle school in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 658 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% White, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.0%; this one delivers 43.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).
Nearest neighbor: KENNETH E. ADUM PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.5%.
MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 658 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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