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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000950
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
2011 E SLIGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 276-5596 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
585 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 | 279 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%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
Feeds from
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
35.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 41.5% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 761 | 76.9% | 39.7% |
| LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLE GLADE | 651 | 80.0% | 40.1% |
| ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 793 | 73.4% | 50.9% |
| COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE ORLANDO | 624 | 73.1% | 32.9% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE ORLANDO | 712 | 69.2% | 31.1% |
| R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 625 | 71.8% | 43.1% |
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 SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #467 of 560 | #27 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #449 of 560 ▼ 26 | #27 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #497 of 560 ▼ 61 | #30 of 43 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #324 of 584 | #29 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #458 of 547 | #25 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #393 of 553 | #37 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #26 of 565 | #1 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.6% | #23 of 137 | #2 of 15 |
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
761
+163 (+27%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 761 | 35 | 21.7:1 | 77% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 78% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 32.5 | 18.6:1 | 84% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 96% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 93% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 45 | 10.1:1 | 92% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 89% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 1,000 | 79 | 12.7:1 | 80% (795) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 47 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school located in TAMPA, Florida, in Hillsborough County. The latest federal count shows 761 students in grades 6 through 8.
HILLSBOROUGH has 300 schools and 221,318 students, and SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. In Hillsborough County overall, about 16% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Teacher staffing is 35 full-time equivalents, or about 21.7 students per teacher. The 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 77%. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is 43%.
The allk12 Grade for SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 42.6%. It scores 39.7%, 2.9 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Hillsborough County, median household income is about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Hillsborough County number 320 and enroll about 223,193.
Nearest public school: FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL had 598 students in 2020-21 and 761 in 2024-25, a 27% rise. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 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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- FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 428
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.9 mi · 46
- CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER1.0 mi · 46
- CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 195
- SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 375
- MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,637
Frequently asked questions
About SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 25% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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