Enrollment
95
Combined
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003586
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS
2704 N HIGHLAND AVE, TAMPA, FL 33602 · (813) 233-2655 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
55 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 48 | 51% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 44% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 5% |
Student demographics
65%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
own-school result
Math
31.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #79 of 180 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
95
+25 (+36%) vs 2020
+46% since 2000-01, when it was 65
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 5.4:1
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 | 95 | 6.5 | 14.6:1 | 58% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 68% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 13 | 5.4:1 | 94% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 16 | 6.4:1 | 93% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 85% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 87% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 65 | 9 | 7.2:1 | 69% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS.
About MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS is a very small school serving multiple grade levels that serves part of TAMPA, Florida. It had 95 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 12. By comparison, combined schools in Florida enroll about 353 students on average.
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS falls under HILLSBOROUGH, which has 300 schools enrolling 221,318 students.
Hispanic students make up 47% of enrollment at MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Hillsborough County's population at about 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The school had 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Across combined schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 58%. That is 15 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,540 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS shares Hillsborough County with 319 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS from the closest public school, HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS's location as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 95, up from 70 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 5.4 in 2020-21.
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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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- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
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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 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
- HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 3
- HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL SCHOOL0.0 mi · 491
- GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 162
- PATRICIA SULLIVAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES PARTNERSHIP SCHOO0.3 mi · 68
- TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET0.4 mi · 234
- BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,608
Frequently asked questions
About MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERSHow many students attend MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS?
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS serve?
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS.
How diverse is MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS?
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS reports a student body of 12% White, 47% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS?
MEDICAL ACADEMY AT D.W. WATERS is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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