1
What's the one class at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,055
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087008893
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
800 CORPORATE DR, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334 · (813) 678-2030 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,055 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
39.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
276 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 | 344 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 338 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 219 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 15% |
Student demographics
71%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points 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 | 58.5% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY this school | 1,055 | 26.2% | 49.3% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS HIGH SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 1,024 | 31.1% | 62.5% |
| SHERIDAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE HOLLYWOOD | 543 | 30.6% | 89.4% |
| RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 2,387 | 29.1% | 57.6% |
| WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 1,928 | 25.6% | 55.1% |
| SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL GROVELAND | 2,137 | 29.6% | 43.8% |
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 WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #327 of 555 | #17 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #448 of 549 ▼ 38 | #30 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #239 of 559 ▲ 91 | #14 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,055 | #385 of 830 | #30 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 39.1:1 | #558 of 575 | #30 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #26 of 594 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #514 of 630 | #27 of 35 |
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
1,055
+635 (+151%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
39.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,055 | 27 | 39.1:1 | 26% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 36 | 26.3:1 | 38% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 46% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 38% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY.
About WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is a medium-sized high school with an address in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. The student body numbers 1,055 students, from grades 9 through 12.
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is one of 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, which enrolls 221,318 students in total.
Enrollment at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 39%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 23% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Hillsborough County's population at about 30%. The chance that two students picked at random at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 39.1 students per teacher. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 17 points.
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida are predicted to post 68.1%, so the school is 18.8 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Recent Census Bureau figures 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. Federal data list 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, with a combined enrollment of about 223,193.
The school nearest to WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is SUMMERFIELD CROSSINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. NCES lists WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY as a charter school.
The school's enrollment figures are 420 for 2020-21 and 1,055 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The ratio was 19.1:1 in 2020-21 and 39.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 FORT LAUDERDALE
- FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,260 students
- DILLARD 6-12High · 1,998 students
- NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,566 students
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMYCombined · 1,369 students
- STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,286 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITIONElementary · 1,144 students
Nearby schools
- SUMMERFIELD CROSSINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 797
- COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,644
- SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMY2.0 mi · 1,230
- SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 904
- EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,809
- CREEKSIDE CHARTER ACADEMY2.1 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMYHow large is WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY?
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,055 students in grades 09-12.
Is WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY?
Approximately 39.1:1 students per teacher at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY?
Student demographics at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY are roughly 23% White, 39% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY public or private?
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.