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Enrollment
2,391
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000999
PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
2415 S HIMES AVE, TAMPA, FL 33629 · (813) 272-3033 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,391 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
343 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 531 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 605 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 617 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 638 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%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
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
78.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 50.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
PLANT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLANT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,391 | 14.3% | 70.0% |
| VIERA HIGH SCHOOL VIERA | 2,334 | 14.8% | 68.1% |
| NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL LITHIA | 3,157 | 13.9% | 71.4% |
| TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SAINT AUGUSTINE | 2,616 | 15.4% | 70.2% |
| EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 1,980 | 19.0% | 64.6% |
| SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 2,206 | 15.7% | 66.8% |
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 PLANT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #98 of 555 | #5 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #335 of 549 ▼ 183 | #21 of 34 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #69 of 559 ▲ 1 | #4 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,391 | #91 of 830 | #10 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.8:1 | #525 of 575 | #24 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #368 of 594 | #32 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #583 of 630 | #30 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #284 of 289 | #18 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 2024-25Enrollment
2,391
-86 (-3%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 1,131
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 2,391 | 86 | 27.8:1 | 14% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 2,458 | 108.5 | 22.6:1 | 16% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 2,507 | 109 | 23.0:1 | 16% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 2,477 | 110 | 22.5:1 | 18% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 2,399 | 120 | 20.0:1 | 22% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 2,389 | 120 | 19.9:1 | 21% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 2,345 | 120 | 19.5:1 | 16% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 1,883 | 101 | 18.6:1 | 10% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 1,131 | 83 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLANT HIGH SCHOOL.
About PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA, Florida, is home to PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school. Its 2,391 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Florida is about 1,035 students.
HILLSBOROUGH enrolls 221,318 students, and its 300 schools include PLANT HIGH SCHOOL.
White students make up a majority at PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, at 66%. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Hillsborough County overall, about 51% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 27.8:1, with 86 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.3 students per teacher above the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. That is 29 points below the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
The allk12 Grade for PLANT HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, PLANT HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 70.0% actual against 74.0% predicted.
In the county around the school, Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
The nearest other public school, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, PLANT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put PLANT HIGH SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when PLANT HIGH SCHOOL had 2,477 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,391. Students per teacher rose from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 27.8 in 2024-25.
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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 TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
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- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
- LETO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,995 students
Nearby schools
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 614
- GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 548
- MABRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 628
- COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 860
- KENNETH E. ADUM PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,007
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF TAMPA1.4 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About PLANT HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PLANT HIGH SCHOOL?
PLANT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,391 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PLANT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PLANT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLANT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLANT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 27.8:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLANT HIGH SCHOOL?
At PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PLANT HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PLANT HIGH 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.