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What's the most underrated thing about TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,340
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001001
TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
501 N WOODROW WILSON ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 · (813) 757-9400 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
723 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 | 474 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 383 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 483 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%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
43.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.6pp 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 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 50.2% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,340 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL DELTONA | 1,132 | 55.7% | 47.8% |
| DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,097 | 49.0% | 54.2% |
| CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,013 | 50.6% | 61.7% |
| CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,018 | 57.7% | 46.2% |
| TEAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | 1,120 | 55.9% | 56.5% |
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 TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #419 of 560 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #389 of 560 ▼ 72 | #21 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #406 of 560 ▲ 23 | #22 of 43 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,340 | #25 of 584 | #4 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #490 of 547 | #32 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #296 of 553 | #30 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #249 of 565 | #24 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #221 of 379 | #16 of 24 |
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
1,340
-182 (-12%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,124
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,340 | 59.5 | 22.5:1 | 54% (723) |
| 2023-24 | 1,419 | 64 | 22.2:1 | 62% (873) |
| 2022-23 | 1,499 | 74 | 20.3:1 | 64% (955) |
| 2020-21 | 1,522 | 95 | 16.0:1 | 78% (1,185) |
| 2017-18 | 1,514 | 93 | 16.3:1 | 74% (1,124) |
| 2015-16 | 1,543 | 101 | 15.3:1 | 68% (1,056) |
| 2010-11 | 1,461 | 90 | 16.2:1 | 63% (917) |
| 2000-01 | 1,316 | 84 | 15.7:1 | 39% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 1,124 | 62 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
This page covers TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a large middle school in PLANT CITY, Florida. Its 1,340 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students.
Enrollment across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH totals 221,318 students.
At 56%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. The remaining students are 32% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Hillsborough County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 59.5 full-time equivalents, or about 22.5 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. About 54% of students, or 723, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 43%.
Test results at TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL are 10.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.0% actual, 54.1% predicted).
Hillsborough County census figures show that median household income is about $79,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.
BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.0% against a local average of 43.7%.
NCES assigns TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 1,522 to 1,340 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.0:1 to 22.5:1.
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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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- BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 618
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- SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER1.2 mi · 29
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 329
- BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 357
- JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,340 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 22.5:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 32% White, 56% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
TOMLIN MIDDLE 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.