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WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY

800 CORPORATE DR, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334 · (813) 678-2030 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,055 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,055
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
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
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
344
Grade 10
338
Grade 11
219
Grade 12
154
Student demographics
White
23923%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
41639%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38%
Black
28727%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21%
Asian
262%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Two+
808%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
59556%
Female
46044%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

About WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY

WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is a mid-tier secondary school in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school enrolls 1,055 students in grades 9 through 12.

HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is among them.

Looking at the student body, WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 23% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 39.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 68.1%; this one comes in at 49.3%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) reports that 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%. WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUMMERFIELD CROSSINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY operates from a commuter-belt location. WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
800 CORPORATE DR, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
Phone
(813) 678-2030
County
Hillsborough County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,055
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
39.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
276 (26%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120087008893
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
How 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.
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