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What's the most underrated thing about MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,066
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000983
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
18 S MARYLAND AVE, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 · (813) 757-9360 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,066 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
20.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
644 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 | 340 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 402 | 38% |
Student demographics
62%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
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
44.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 45.7% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 1,066 | 60.4% | 42.6% |
| DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ARCADIA | 922 | 57.5% | 39.3% |
| HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKS OCALA | 1,260 | 60.2% | 40.6% |
| CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,018 | 57.7% | 46.2% |
| GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL DELTONA | 939 | 57.4% | 45.9% |
| DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED LAKE ALFRED | 1,039 | 66.8% | 52.9% |
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 MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #437 of 560 | #24 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #411 of 560 ▼ 37 | #25 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #392 of 560 ▼ 39 | #20 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,066 | #107 of 584 | #9 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #375 of 547 | #14 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #222 of 553 | #26 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #165 of 565 | #17 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.8% | #33 of 137 | #4 of 15 |
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
1,066
+118 (+12%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,066 | 52.2 | 20.4:1 | 60% (644) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 55.5 | 19.1:1 | 69% (732) |
| 2022-23 | 1,089 | 51.5 | 21.1:1 | 69% (753) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 50 | 19.0:1 | 88% (836) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 87% (756) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 83% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 75% (673) |
| 2000-01 | 902 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 57% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL.
About MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is one of the public schools in PLANT CITY, Florida. It is a mid-sized middle school. In all, 1,066 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 34% larger than the average for middle schools in Florida.
HILLSBOROUGH counts 221,318 students in its 300 schools, and MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is Hispanic: 55%. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 30% share among Hillsborough County residents. The diversity index for MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1, with 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Florida public middle schools.
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL scores 42.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.9%.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where median household income comes to about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County's 320 public schools enroll about 223,193 students and include MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 42.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL enrolled 948 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,066. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.0:1 to 20.4:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
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- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in PLANT CITY
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- DURANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,504 students
- TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,340 students
- TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,000 students
- WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 809 students
- SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.4 mi · 510
- JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 451
- BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 357
- ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH1.3 mi · 457
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 329
- SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER1.8 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,066 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 25% White, 55% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL public or private?
MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET 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.