Adams Middle School

Adams Middle School is a public middle school located in Tampa, Florida, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 593 students. The school is part of the Hillsborough School District, which is ranked 45th out of 68 districts in Florida and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Adams Middle School stands out from the surrounding schools in several key ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (55.82%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 15.93% to 31.33% Hispanic. Additionally, Adams Middle School consistently underperforms on standardized tests, with only 30% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in FAST/English Language Arts, compared to 54% in the Hillsborough district and the state of Florida. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.57% to 91.78%, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Young Middle Magnet School, Orange Grove Middle Magnet School, and Williams Middle Magnet School generally outperform Adams Middle School in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and school rankings, suggesting that the magnet school model may be more effective in improving student outcomes. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Adams Middle School, coupled with the school's underperformance, also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, a trend observed in many schools across the country.