PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET

As a mid-tier 6-8 campus in TAMPA, Florida, PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET teaches 849 students from grades 6 through 8, part of HILLSBOROUGH.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET reports that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 43% of students at PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.6%; this one delivers 60.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LAMB ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 913 (now 849). White enrollment moved from 31% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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