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If you could change one rule at YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001042
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
1807 E DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33610 · (813) 276-5739 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
232 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 89 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 37% |
Student demographics
46%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
41.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 47.6% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 307 | 75.6% | 42.9% |
| NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE MIDDLE NORTH LAUDERDALE | 373 | 76.7% | 61.4% |
| GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 457 | 74.0% | 29.6% |
| NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 327 | 67.3% | 39.9% |
| CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 411 | 69.8% | 50.7% |
| YOUNG MENS/WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT EUGENE J BUTLER JACKSONVILLE | 281 | 71.2% | 32.5% |
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 YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #434 of 560 | #23 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #239 of 560 ▲ 112 | #18 of 43 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #437 of 560 ▲ 23 | #24 of 43 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #537 of 584 | #43 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #127 of 547 | #3 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #412 of 553 | #40 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #33 of 565 | #2 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.3% | #2 of 379 | #1 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
307
-299 (-49%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 1,083
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 307 | 17.5 | 17.6:1 | 76% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 80% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 82% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 95% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 91% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 84% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 78% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 36% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 1,083 | 56 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL.
About YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is a middle school in TAMPA, Florida, reachable at (813) 276-5739. The school counted 307 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 61% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
HILLSBOROUGH runs YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL along with 299 other schools, enrolling 221,318 students in total.
At YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, 70% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 16% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
There are about 17.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, which has 17.5. Middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is about 76%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
On the allk12 Grade, YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Florida public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.9% actual, 43.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Looking at the county, Hillsborough County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 320, with about 223,193 students.
LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment records show 606 in 2020-21 and 307 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.6:1, from 14.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 TAMPA
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- SICKLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,398 students
- PLANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,391 students
- TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,181 students
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,130 students
- GAITHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,040 students
Nearby schools
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.1 mi · 376
- ORANGE GROVE MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.4 mi · 497
- FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.4 mi · 437
- LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 239
- EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 303
- MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,637
Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 06-08.
Is YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL have?
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 20% Hispanic, 70% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL in?
YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL is part of HILLSBOROUGH.
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