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Hillsborough Schools
Schools graded
282
Cities served
17
Students
224,152
Students per teacher
18.3
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Area
1,023 sq mi
State
FL
Hillsborough is a public school district in Florida, based in Hillsborough County (Tampa). SchoolGrade grades 282 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hillsborough on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hillsborough
Average SchoolGrade
B-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
74%
Exceeding
52%
Avg actual scores
44%
Avg projected
40.2%
276 of 282 schools in Hillsborough carry a SchoolGrade (6 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 75B: 77C: 78D: 43F: 3
Best schools in Hillsborough
Statewide rankings: all 579 high schools in Florida · all 539 middle schools in Florida · all 2114 elementary schools in Florida
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Terrace Community Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Bevis Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lutz Preparatory School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Roosevelt Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Grady Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Bryant Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Horizon Charter School Of Tampa (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mabry Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Fishhawk Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mckitrick Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Hillsborough
High schools (34)
- B+ Alonso High School, Tampa
- C+ Armwood High School, Seffner
- A Bell Creek Academy High School, Riverview
- C+ Blake High School, Tampa
- B+ Bloomingdale High School, Valrico
- C+ Brandon High School, Brandon
- A- Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School, Tampa
- D+ Chamberlain High School, Tampa
- A Dr Kiran C Patel High School, Tampa
- B Durant High School, Plant City
- C East Bay High School, Gibsonton
- C+ Freedom High School, Tampa
- B- Gaither High School, Tampa
- B Hillsborough High School, Tampa
- Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School, Tampa
- B- Jefferson High School, Tampa
- B Jule F Sumner High School, Riverview
- B- King High School, Tampa
- B- Lennard High School, Ruskin
- B- Leto High School, Tampa
- B- Middleton High School, Tampa
- A Newsome High School, Lithia
- B- Plant City High School, Plant City
- A Plant High School, Tampa
- B Riverview High School, Riverview
- B+ Robinson High School, Tampa
- F Seminole Heights Charter High School, Tampa
- A- Sickles High School, Tampa
- C+ Spoto High School, Riverview
- A Steinbrenner High School, Lutz
- B+ Strawberry Crest High School, Dover
- B+ Tampa Bay Tech High School, Tampa
- F West University Charter High, Tampa
- B- Wharton High School, Tampa
Middle and junior high schools (44)
- D+ Adams Middle School, Tampa
- A Barrington Middle School, Lithia
- A- Benito Middle School, Tampa
- C Buchanan Middle School, Tampa
- D+ Burnett Middle School, Seffner
- A- Burns Middle School, Brandon
- A+ Coleman Middle School, Tampa
- B+ Davidsen Middle School, Tampa
- D+ Dowdell Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- B- Eisenhower Middle School, Gibsonton
- A+ Farnell Middle School, Tampa
- B- Ferrell Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- C Franklin Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- D+ Giunta Middle School, Riverview
- D Greco Middle Magnet School, Temple Terrace
- B+ Hill Middle School, Tampa
- D+ Jennings Middle School, Seffner
- A- Liberty Middle School, Tampa
- B- Madison Middle School, Tampa
- C- Mann Middle School, Brandon
- D+ Marshall Middle Magnet School, Plant City
- A+ Martinez Middle School, Lutz
- D Mclane Middle School, Brandon
- D+ Memorial Middle School, Tampa
- C Monroe Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- A- Mulrennan Middle School, Valrico
- B- Orange Grove Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- C Pierce Middle School, Tampa
- B+ Progress Village Middle Magnet, Tampa
- A+ Randall Middle School, Lithia
- B- Rodgers Middle Magnet School, Riverview
- B Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School, Tampa
- C- Shields Middle School, Ruskin
- D- Sligh Middle School, Tampa
- B Stewart Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- A+ Terrace Community Middle School, Thonotosassa
- B- Tomlin Middle School, Plant City
- C- Turkey Creek Middle School, Plant City
- D Village Of Excellence Middle School, Tampa
- A+ Walker Middle Magnet School, Odessa
- C+ Webb Middle School, Tampa
- A+ Williams Middle Magnet School, Tampa
- A+ Wilson Middle School, Tampa
- D Young Middle Magnet School, Tampa
Elementary and primary schools (138)
- A Alafia Elementary School, Valrico
- A- Alexander Elementary School, Tampa
- B Anderson Elementary School, Tampa
- A Apollo Beach Elementary School, Apollo Beach
- B Bailey Elementary School, Dover
- A Ballast Point Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Bay Crest Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Bellamy Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Belmont Elementary School Sun City Center, Sun City Center
- A+ Bevis Elementary School, Lithia
- C- Bing Elementary School, Tampa
- A Boyette Springs Elementary School, Riverview
- B+ Brooker Elementary School, Brandon
- D Broward Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Bryan Elementary School, Plant City
- A+ Bryant Elementary School, Tampa
- A- Buckhorn Elementary School, Valrico
- D+ Burney Elementary School, Plant City
- B+ Cannella Elementary School, Tampa
- A Carrollwood Elementary School, Tampa
- B Chiaramonte Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Chiles Elementary School, Tampa
- A Cimino Elementary School, Valrico
- A- Citrus Park Elementary School, Tampa
- C Clair Mel Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Clark Elementary School, Tampa
- B+ Claywell Elementary School, Tampa
- C Cleveland Elementary School, Tampa
- B Collins Elementary School, Riverview
- C Colson Elementary School, Seffner
- B- Cork Elementary School, Plant City
- C+ Corr Elementary School, Gibsonton
- B- Crestwood Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Cypress Creek Elementary School, Ruskin
- C Davis Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Deer Park Elementary School, Tampa
- C Desoto Elementary School, Tampa
- C Dickenson Elementary School, Tampa
- B Doby Elementary School, Apollo Beach
- C+ Dover Elementary, Dover
- B Dunbar Elementary Magnet School, Tampa
- Early Childhood And After School Programs, Tampa
- D+ Edison Elementary School, Tampa
- B Egypt Lake Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Essrig Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Fishhawk Creek Elementary School, Lithia
- B- Folsom Elementary School, Thonotosassa
- C- Forest Hills Elementary School, Tampa
- D+ Foster Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Frost Elementary School, Riverview
- C- Gibsonton Elementary School, Gibsonton
- A+ Gorrie Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Grady Elementary School, Tampa
- D- Graham Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Hammond Elementary School, Odessa
- A- Heritage Elementary School, Tampa
- A Hunters Green Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Ippolito Elementary School, Riverview
- C Jackson Elementary School, Plant City
- D- James Elementary School, Tampa
- D- Just Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Kenly Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Kimbell Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Kingswood Elementary School, Brandon
- B Knights Elementary School, Plant City
- B Lake Magdalene Elementary School, Tampa
- D Lamb Elementary, Tampa
- B+ Lanier Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Lewis Elementary School, Temple Terrace
- B+ Limona Elementary School, Brandon
- A Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, Plant City
- A+ Lithia Springs Elementary School, Valrico
- C- Lockhart Elementary Magnet School, Tampa
- C- Lomax Magnet Elementary School, Tampa
- B Lopez Elementary School, Seffner
- A- Lowry Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Mabry Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet School, Tampa
- C Mango Elementary School, Seffner
- C Mcdonald Elementary School, Seffner
- A+ Mckitrick Elementary School, Lutz
- C+ Mendenhall Elementary School, Tampa
- D Miles Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Mintz Elementary School, Brandon
- A+ Mitchell Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Morgan Woods Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Mort Elementary School, Tampa
- B Muller Elementary Magnet School, Tampa
- B Nelson Elementary School, Dover
- A+ Northwest Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Oak Grove Elementary School, Tampa
- C Oak Park Elementary School, Tampa
- D+ Palm River Elementary School, Tampa
- C Pinecrest Elementary School, Lithia
- D Potter Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Pride Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Reddick Elementary School, Wimauma
- B+ Riverhills Elementary Magnet School, Temple Terrace
- C+ Riverview Elementary School, Riverview
- C+ Robinson Elementary School, Plant City
- D Robles Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Roosevelt Elementary School, Tampa
- D+ Ruskin Elementary School, Ruskin
- C Schmidt Elementary School, Brandon
- A+ Schwarzkopf Elementary School, Lutz
- C- Seffner Elementary School, Seffner
- C Seminole Elementary School, Tampa
- B Sessums Elementary School, Riverview
- D+ Shaw Elementary School, Tampa
- D Sheehy Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Shore Elementary Magnet School, Tampa
- Slam Academy Tampa Elementary, Tampa
- B- Springhead Elementary School, Plant City
- A+ Stowers Elementary School, Lithia
- C+ Summerfield Crossings Elementary School, Riverview
- B- Summerfield Elementary School, Riverview
- B Symmes Elementary School, Riverview
- B- Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School, Tampa
- C- Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet, Tampa
- A Tampa Palms Elementary School, Tampa
- D+ Temple Terrace Elementary School, Temple Terrace
- C+ Thompson Elementary, Ruskin
- C- Thonotosassa Elementary School, Thonotosassa
- C Town And Country Elementary School, Tampa
- C Trapnell Elementary School, Plant City
- C- Twin Lakes Elementary School, Tampa
- A- Valrico Elementary School, Valrico
- A- Walden Lake Elementary School, Plant City
- B- Warren Hope Dawson Elementary, Riverview
- D+ Washington Elementary School, Tampa
- C- West Tampa Elementary School, Tampa
- A+ Westchase Elementary School, Tampa
- B- Westshore Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Wilson Elementary School, Plant City
- C Wimauma Elementary School, Wimauma
- C- Witter Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Woodbridge Elementary School, Tampa
- C+ Yates Elementary School, Brandon
Other schools and academies (66)
- B- Advantage Academy Of Hillsborough, Plant City
- A+ Bell Creek Academy, Riverview
- C+ Bowers Whitley Career Center, Tampa
- Brandon Success Center, Seffner
- C- Bridgeprep Academy Of Riverview, Riverview
- C Bridgeprep Academy Of Tampa, Tampa
- D+ Caminiti Exceptional Center, Tampa
- D Carver Exceptional Center, Tampa
- B+ Channelside Academy Of Math And Science, Tampa
- B- Creekside Charter Academy, Riverview
- D Dorothy Thomas Center, Tampa
- D Dr Carter G Woodson K 8 School, Tampa
- Ese Birth Thru Age 5, Tampa
- C- Excelsior Prep Charter School, Tampa
- D+ Florida Autism Charter School Of Excellence, Tampa
- A- Florida Connections Academy, Tampa
- C Focus Academy, Temple Terrace
- B Henderson Hammock Charter School, Tampa
- B+ Hillsborough Academy Of Math And Science, Tampa
- A Hillsborough Virtual School, Tampa
- A+ Horizon Charter School Of Tampa, Tampa
- B- Independence Academy, Dover
- A- Kids Community College Riverview South K 12, Riverview
- C+ Kids Community College Riverview Southeast, Riverview
- D Lavoy Exceptional Center, Tampa
- A- Learning Gate Community School, Lutz
- D+ Legacy Preparatory Academy, Tampa
- C+ Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay, Ruskin
- B Literacyleadershiptechnology Academy, Ruskin
- D Lopez Exceptional Center, Seffner
- A- Lutz K 8 School, Lutz
- A+ Lutz Preparatory School, Lutz
- A- Maniscalco K 8 School, Lutz
- B+ Navigator Academy Of Leadership Valrico, Valrico
- C- New Springs Schools, Tampa
- North Tampa Success Center, Tampa
- A- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School, Tampa
- C+ Pepin Academies, Tampa
- C- Pivot Charter School, Riverview
- C- Pizzo K 8 School, Tampa
- A Plato Academy Tampa Charter School, Tampa
- A- Rampello K 8 Magnet School, Tampa
- B Rcma Wimauma Community Academy, Wimauma
- B Riverview Academy Of Math And Science, Riverview
- A Roland Park K 8 Magnet School, Tampa
- F Simmons Career Center, Plant City
- A- Simmons Exceptional Center, Plant City
- B- Slam Academy At Apollo Beach, Apollo Beach
- D- South County Career Center, Ruskin
- B- Southshore Charter Academy, Riverview
- C Sports Leadership And Management Academy Tampa, Tampa
- D- Sulphur Springs K 8 School, Tampa
- A Sunlake Academy Of Math And Sciences, Lutz
- C- The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy, Tampa
- A Tinker K 8 School, Tampa
- A- Trinity School For Children, Tampa
- B Turner Bartels K 8 School, Tampa
- A Valrico Lake Advantage Academy, Riverview
- B- Victory Charter School Tampa, Tampa
- D- Village Of Excellence Academy, Temple Terrace
- C+ Walton Academy, Tampa
- B+ Waterset Charter School, Apollo Beach
- D- Willis Peters Exceptional Center, Dover
- A Winthrop Charter School, Riverview
- B Winthrop College Prep Academy, Riverview
- D Woodmont Charter School, Temple Terrace
Where Hillsborough schools are
Cities and towns served (17)
- Tampa (154)
- Riverview (27)
- Plant City (19)
- Brandon (10)
- Seffner (10)
- Lutz (9)
- Ruskin (8)
- Valrico (8)
- Lithia (7)
- Temple Terrace (7)
- Dover (6)
- Apollo Beach (4)
- Gibsonton (4)
- Thonotosassa (3)
- Wimauma (3)
- Odessa (2)
- Sun City Center (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Hillsborough County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 224,152 students with 12,233 full-time-equivalent teachers and 25,505 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Hillsborough
How many schools are in Hillsborough?
SchoolGrade grades 282 public schools in Hillsborough, across 17 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hillsborough serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tampa, Riverview, Plant City, Brandon, Seffner and 12 more.
How good are the schools in Hillsborough?
Across the 276 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.2%. 74% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hillsborough?
224,152 students were enrolled in Hillsborough in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hillsborough?
Hillsborough is in Florida, based in Hillsborough County, with its district office in Tampa. Its boundary covers about 1,023 sq mi.