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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003862

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL

4801 N 22ND ST, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 233-3360 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,637 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,637
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
788 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 946628%
Grade 1042826%
Grade 1140625%
Grade 1233721%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
1449%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
32420%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
74646%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
35522%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
584%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
70%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
97159%
Female
66641%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
56.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.0%14.0%
2023-2450.5%10.0%
% 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

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL this school1,63748.1%44.0%
DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
1,06839.1%65.1%
SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL
SANFORD
3,80749.6%51.5%
KING HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA
1,15456.2%36.6%
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE
1,29152.5%46.9%
SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
RIVIERA BEACH
1,52225.0%88.3%
Matched among Florida high 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 MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#423 of 555#25 of 34
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#537 of 549
▲ 2
#34 of 34
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#281 of 559
▲ 9
#16 of 34
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,637#260 of 830#23 of 47
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.8:1#441 of 575#12 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.7%#46 of 594#8 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.1%#260 of 630#13 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.8%#251 of 289#16 of 18
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,637
+98 (+6%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,63766.124.8:148% (788)
2023-241,5657022.4:153% (823)
2022-231,5117320.7:157% (866)
2020-211,5398418.3:165% (1,005)
2017-181,66710615.7:167% (1,117)
2015-161,58510714.8:168% (1,079)
2010-111,1518114.2:179% (909)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL.

About MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in TAMPA, Florida. The school's enrollment of 1,637 students covers grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 300 schools: HILLSBOROUGH, with 221,318 students.

Black students are the largest group at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, with 46% of enrollment. Next come 22% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL employs 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, lower than at this school. MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 48%.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.0%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, median household income is about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.

FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is the public school closest to MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The NCES locale for MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The number of students grew from 1,539 to 1,637 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 18.3:1 to 24.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
4801 N 22ND ST, TAMPA, FL 33610
Phone
(813) 233-3360
County
Hillsborough County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,637
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
24.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
788 (48%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120087003862
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
Other schools in TAMPA
Other Middleton High schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Middleton High. MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL
How large is MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL?
MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,637 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.8:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 9% White, 20% Hispanic, 46% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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