Summary:
In Temple Terrace, Florida, there is one middle school, Greco Middle Magnet School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 764 students as part of the Hillsborough school district, which is ranked 45th out of 70 districts in the state.
Greco Middle Magnet School presents a complex picture. On one hand, it achieves exceptional results in Algebra 1, with 95% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding the district and state averages of 63%. However, this success is an outlier. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Florida middle schools, earning 0 stars in its state ranking over the last three years. Proficiency in core subjects like English Language Arts (31-37%), grade-level Math (12-43%), Science (27%), and Civics (37%) is significantly below district and state averages, often by 20 to 40 percentage points. The school also faces a critical challenge with chronic absenteeism, which stands at 59.7%—nearly double the district and state rates of 31.3% and 31.4%, respectively.
Key metrics show that 71.6% of students are economically disadvantaged, and the school spends $11,388 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. The high Algebra 1 proficiency likely reflects a small, advanced cohort, while the majority of students struggle with grade-level work. The extreme chronic absenteeism rate is a primary driver of low overall performance, and despite reasonable per-student spending, outcomes remain poor. For parents, this means Greco Middle Magnet School offers a strong program for advanced math students but faces systemic challenges in attendance and core academic achievement that require significant attention.
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