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Buchanan Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Buchanan Middle School is a public middle school in Tampa, Florida, serving 629 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hillsborough School District, which is ranked 49 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buchanan Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 12% to 43% across different grade levels and subject areas, while the district and state averages range from 36% to 71%. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4%, compared to the state average. Additionally, a high percentage of Buchanan Middle School students, ranging from 69.48% to 78.27%, receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Despite the school's higher spending per student, ranging from $8,170 to $11,158, it continues to underperform.

When comparing Buchanan Middle School to nearby schools within the same district, the differences become more apparent. For example, Walker Middle Magnet School, located approximately 6.75 miles away, consistently outperforms Buchanan Middle School, with proficiency rates ranging from 84% to 95% across various subjects and grade levels. The high chronic absenteeism rate and the socioeconomic factors at Buchanan Middle School suggest the need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of resource allocation to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

928

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,574

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 W Bearss Ave
Tampa, FL 33613

(813) 975-7600

District: Hillsborough

Feeder schools for Buchanan Middle School:

Elementary:	Miles Elementary School
	Mort Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

African American:

23.9%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (36% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg54%

Florida avg58%

1,038^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 41Middle Schools in the Hillsborough

49^th of 67Hillsborough among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1038 of 1205	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1044 of 1196	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1055 of 1177	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	969 of 1148	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	891 of 1136	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	880 of 1099	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	794 of 1035	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	713 of 1031	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	622 of 997	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.2	692 of 999	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.1	674 of 956	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	616 of 897	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	679 of 891	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	597 of 839	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	578 of 780	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	542 of 740	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	543 of 736	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.1	400 of 675	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.1	356 of 602	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.7	337 of 593	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 191%+31 vs state

Civics43%-28 vs state

Math34%-23 vs state

English Language Arts32%-25 vs state

Science31%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, August 15, 2010

I am a student here going to 8th grade now and i totally love this school!!!!!! the teachers are fun,lots of fun activities and if we are close to failing,there is elp to help us pass...all the bad comments about this school are probally true and we used to have only four electives but we are getting more this year.so we are going to have electives like P.E,band,orchestra,chorus,italian,spanish,journalism,stem,avid,art,guitar class,agriculture,ltssand some other electives that have to do with working in the office and in the media center or you can sign up to be a teachers assistant.i ended up in this becuz i rejected a magnet school that my mom picked for me that i did not want and because of he im at buchanan.i thought it was going to be a nightmare over here but i was WRONG!!!!!!being here with friends and nice teachers that focus on what you are doing wrong or right is incredible..i have learned how to play the cello and violin but im sticking to the violin cuz i love it..our orchestra group went to mpa and got a straight supirior and a trophy for the school making us one of the best music departments in hillsborough..awsome-i have nothing negative to say about James Buchanan middle school:):):) Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Bearss Ave	Tampa	33613	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7600	928	41	22.4	62.7%	86 (9.3%)	222 (23.9%)	571 (61.5%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	17.7	1038^th of 1205 public middle schools	13.9%		15.6	1044^th of 1196 public middle schools	12.7%	6	40.0	27.0	29.0	37.0	12.0	43.0	31.0	91.0		43.0	$9,574	$1,286	$8,288
Excelsior Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2156 University Square Mall	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 644-9060	38	2	25.3	92.1%	1 (2.6%)	16 (42.1%)	21 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	863^rd of 1205 public middle schools	28.4%					(n/a)	59.0	31.0		43.0	44.0					63.0	$10,136	$740	$9,396
Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Ehrlich Rd	Tampa	33624	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 975-7325	820	42	19.3	42.2%	215 (26.2%)	72 (8.8%)	463 (56.5%)	29 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	46	658^th of 1205 public middle schools	45.4%		54.5	523^rd of 1196 public middle schools	56.3%	135	48.0	56.0	44.0	56.0	35.0	73.0	43.0	90.0	100.0	68.0	$10,348	$1,137	$9,210
Sligh Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2011 E Sligh Ave	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5596	761	35	21.7	76.9%	37 (4.9%)	509 (66.9%)	191 (25.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	20.3	1000^th of 1205 public middle schools	17.0%		23.8	946^th of 1196 public middle schools	20.9%	54	37.0	36.0	32.0	40.0	30.0	44.0	30.0	88.0		59.0	$10,401	$1,657	$8,743
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	17400 Commerce Park Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1180	779	39	20.0	39.3%	200 (25.7%)	170 (21.8%)	235 (30.2%)	112 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	66.3	371^st of 1205 public middle schools	69.2%		56.4	498^th of 1196 public middle schools	58.4%	127	63.0	58.0	67.0	61.0	33.0	78.0	71.0	96.0	100.0	72.0	$11,172	$989	$10,183
Greco Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6925 E Fowler Ave	Temple Terrace	33617	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 987-6926	764	39	19.5	71.6%	79 (10.3%)	367 (48.0%)	244 (31.9%)	35 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.6%)	11.6	1097^th of 1205 public middle schools	9.0%		8.9	1115^th of 1196 public middle schools	6.8%	18	30.0	34.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	34.0	20.0	98.0		38.0	$11,388	$1,980	$9,408
Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	5601 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd	Lutz	33558	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1190	1,104	50	22.2	15.9%	605 (54.8%)	37 (3.4%)	257 (23.3%)	126 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.8%)	91.2	64^th of 1205 public middle schools	94.7%		90.6	75^th of 1196 public middle schools	93.7%	11	84.0	85.0	82.0	93.0	56.0	89.0	77.0	94.0	100.0	90.0	$8,592	$530	$8,063
Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	14303 Citrus Pointe Dr	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 792-5125	595	31	18.9	51.4%	101 (17.0%)	38 (6.4%)	396 (66.6%)	37 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	52.4	558^th of 1205 public middle schools	53.7%		45.2	655^th of 1196 public middle schools	45.2%	97	54.0	50.0	49.0	66.0	38.0	77.0	51.0	99.0	100.0	61.0	$11,712	$1,440	$10,272
Walker Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8282 N Mobley Rd	Odessa	33556	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 631-4726	1,039	50	20.8	20.9%	415 (39.9%)	37 (3.6%)	369 (35.5%)	139 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.9%)	94.2	34^th of 1205 public middle schools	97.2%		94.2	37^th of 1196 public middle schools	96.9%	3	90.0	88.0	84.0	94.0		95.0	84.0	95.0	100.0	93.0	$9,692	$771	$8,920
Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	5511 N Hesperides St	Tampa	33614	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5344	858	39	22.0	67.4%	41 (4.8%)	77 (9.0%)	719 (83.8%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15.7	1064^th of 1205 public middle schools	11.7%		17.5	1032^nd of 1196 public middle schools	13.7%	32	28.0	28.0	26.0	46.0	17.0	40.0	26.0	96.0		43.0	$10,185	$1,655	$8,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Middle School

Is Buchanan Middle School a good school?

Buchanan Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Florida middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan Middle School?

Students at Buchanan Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Buchanan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 928 students attended Buchanan Middle School.

What district is Buchanan Middle School in?

Hillsborough

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