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How has MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,104
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003861
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
5601 W LUTZ LAKE FERN RD, LUTZ, FL 33558 · (813) 558-1190 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
176 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 | 331 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 372 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%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
Students here typically continue to
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL→STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL
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
83.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
89.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 89.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 86.2% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,104 | 15.9% | 81.0% |
| FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,184 | 20.9% | 72.5% |
| FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 1,157 | 12.7% | 82.8% |
| DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 876 | 15.0% | 79.2% |
| BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 1,178 | 11.2% | 77.9% |
| WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 1,646 | 10.7% | 81.5% |
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 MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #26 of 560 | #3 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #24 of 560 ▲ 8 | #4 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #24 of 560 ▲ 4 | #3 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #95 of 584 | #8 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #482 of 547 | #30 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #201 of 553 | #25 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #541 of 565 | #40 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #287 of 379 | #17 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
1,104
-96 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,133
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 1,104 | 49.7 | 22.2:1 | 16% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 1,127 | 55 | 20.5:1 | 20% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 1,160 | 52.5 | 22.1:1 | 20% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 1,200 | 59 | 20.3:1 | 21% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 1,189 | 61 | 19.5:1 | 21% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 60 | 18.9:1 | 20% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 1,133 | 58 | 19.5:1 | 18% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in LUTZ, Florida, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 1,104 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Florida enroll around 794, and this school is 39% larger than that mark.
The 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH enroll 221,318 students altogether, MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The student body at MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is 55% White. It is also 23% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1, with 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Florida is 19.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 16% at MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. For comparison, public schools in Hillsborough County average 43%.
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 81.0%, compared with a predicted 73.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hillsborough County, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County has 320 public schools with about 223,193 students, including MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL.
STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is ahead of the 72.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,104, from 1,200 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 20.3 to 22.2 over 4 years.
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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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- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,396
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 934
- SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 555
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES2.7 mi · 984
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 2,206
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Frequently asked questions
About MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades 06-08.
Is MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 22.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MARTINEZ MIDDLE 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.