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Enrollment
1,933
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004169
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL
8538 EAGLE PALM DR, RIVERVIEW, FL 33578 · (813) 672-5405 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,933 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,006 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 | 536 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 541 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 446 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 410 | 21% |
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
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
44.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 32.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,933 | 52.0% | 49.1% |
| BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,608 | 50.4% | 38.3% |
| ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SEFFNER | 2,278 | 55.8% | 44.4% |
| SOUTH TECH ACADEMY BOYNTON BEACH | 1,141 | 52.4% | 67.5% |
| SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH LANTANA | 2,452 | 51.1% | 47.1% |
| TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 3,124 | 53.0% | 47.8% |
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 SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #330 of 555 | #18 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #373 of 549 ▼ 56 | #23 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #454 of 559 ▼ 5 | #26 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,933 | #183 of 830 | #18 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #480 of 575 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #151 of 594 | #20 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #199 of 630 | #8 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #99 of 246 | #2 of 12 |
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
1,933
+333 (+21%) vs 2020
+46% since 2010-11, when it was 1,322
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,933 | 75.6 | 25.6:1 | 52% (1,006) |
| 2023-24 | 1,912 | 80.5 | 23.8:1 | 56% (1,068) |
| 2022-23 | 1,823 | 75 | 24.3:1 | 57% (1,039) |
| 2020-21 | 1,600 | 86 | 18.6:1 | 77% (1,234) |
| 2017-18 | 1,681 | 98 | 17.1:1 | 75% (1,269) |
| 2015-16 | 1,623 | 91 | 17.8:1 | 74% (1,201) |
| 2010-11 | 1,322 | 83 | 15.9:1 | 63% (828) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL.
About SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL sits in RIVERVIEW, Florida, and is classified as a high school. The latest federal count shows 1,933 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Florida is about 1,035 students, so this school is 87% bigger than average.
HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools with a combined 221,318 students. SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic (43%). Enrollment also includes 37% Black, 14% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 13 points above the 30% share among Hillsborough County residents. By the diversity index, SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 65%.
The school reported 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 25.6:1. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 52% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Hillsborough County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL would score about 55.1%. It scores 49.1%, 6.0 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, which together enroll about 223,193 students.
Of nearby public schools, IPPOLITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL had 1,600 students in 2020-21 and 1,933 in 2024-25, a 21% rise. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 25.6:1 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
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in RIVERVIEW
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- WINTHROP CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,827 students
- COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,644 students
- SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 1,230 students
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF RIVERVIEWElementary · 1,169 students
Nearby schools
- IPPOLITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 492
- LAMB ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 513
- PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET0.9 mi · 849
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ADVANCED STUDIES OF HILLSBOROUGH1.1 mi · 91
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF RIVERVIEW1.1 mi · 1,169
- GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 964
Frequently asked questions
About SPOTO HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL?
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,933 students in grades 09-12.
Is SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.6:1 students per teacher at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 14% White, 43% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL?
SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.