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Eisenhower Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,224 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Eisenhower Middle School in Gibsonton, FL, serves 1,174 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Hillsborough district, a large district ranked in the bottom half of Florida.

Eisenhower faces significant challenges that set it apart from many nearby schools. The most pressing issue is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 52.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, meaning over half of students miss substantial school time. This rate is nearly 1.7 times higher than the district and state averages and dramatically exceeds rates at high-performing schools like Wilson Middle School (16.0%) and Randall Middle School (16.0%). Academic proficiency across most subjects is well below district and state averages; for example, only 19% of 7th graders are proficient in math compared to 53% statewide. This pattern of low performance has been consistent for years, with the school earning a 1-star rating and ranking in the bottom 15-17% of Florida middle schools.

Despite these struggles, there is a notable bright spot: Eisenhower’s advanced math students excel. In the 2025-2026 school year, 88% of students taking the Geometry EOC and 66% taking Algebra 1 were proficient, both above district and state averages. This creates a "two-schools" dynamic where a small group of high-achievers thrives while the majority of students struggle. Interestingly, Eisenhower’s per-student spending ($9,899) is higher than that of several higher-performing nearby schools, such as Barrington Middle School ($8,270), suggesting that funding alone is not the issue. Nearby Progress Village Middle Magnet, with a moderate poverty rate, has achieved a 3-star rating, showing that demographic challenges can be overcome with effective strategies.

1,174

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,899

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7620 Old Big Bend Rd
Gibsonton, FL 33534

(813) 671-5121

District: Hillsborough

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.6%

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg58%

Florida avg61%

1,034^th of 1,224

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 41Middle Schools in the Hillsborough

47^th of 70Hillsborough 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1034 of 1224	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	999 of 1205	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1060 of 1196	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	998 of 1177	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	867 of 1148	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	830 of 1136	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	769 of 1099	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	676 of 1035	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	649 of 1031	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	723 of 997	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	585 of 999	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	598 of 956	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	521 of 897	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	465 of 891	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	437 of 839	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	431 of 780	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.4	435 of 740	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	433 of 736	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	402 of 675	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.9	321 of 602	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.2	344 of 593	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	494 of 807	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	563 of 792	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	354 of 774	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	455 of 746	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	349 of 734	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	313 of 716	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	343 of 714	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	259 of 693	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	2.2	484 of 487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry88%+32 vs state

Algebra 166%+3 vs state

Civics53%-24 vs state

Science43%-9 vs state

English Language Arts41%-20 vs state

Math34%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, October 7, 2010

I am thinking of pulling my child out of this school. This is our first year there and it already scares me. He has already been in a fight. Every day when he comes home from school he tells me about another fight he saw. I do not feel my son is safe here! The police that walk around I feel gives parents a false sense of security. They say they keep 6th,7th and 8th graders away from each other and they never interact. That is so not true. For some reason all the people that have befriended my child are 8th graders. I have been told they are pressuring him to smoke pot and try pills. This is absurd. Why is no one doing anything in this school to get it in order? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	7620 Old Big Bend Rd	Gibsonton	33534	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5121	1,174	54	21.8	54.5%	161 (13.7%)	465 (39.6%)	439 (37.4%)	26 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.6%)	21	1034^th of 1224 public middle schools	15.5%		20.3	999^th of 1205 public middle schools	17.1%	35	38.0	39.0	46.0	32.0	19.0	45.0	43.0	66.0	88.0		53.0	$9,899	$1,309	$8,590
Shields Middle School	Public	6-8	15732 Beth Shields Way	Ruskin	33573	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 672-5338	1,593	60	26.5	60.2%	140 (8.8%)	417 (26.2%)	963 (60.5%)	18 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.2%)	15.8	1090^th of 1224 public middle schools	10.9%		17.1	1046^th of 1205 public middle schools	13.2%	44	32.0	35.0	34.0	30.0	37.0	41.0	34.0	78.0			44.0	$9,315	$1,414	$7,902
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	11910 Tucker Rd	Riverview	33569	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 671-5288	900	43	20.9	47.2%	259 (28.8%)	217 (24.1%)	330 (36.7%)	25 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (6.9%)	27	964^th of 1224 public middle schools	21.2%		23.8	952^nd of 1205 public middle schools	21.0%	12	44.0	42.0	48.0	40.0	29.0	50.0	43.0	81.0	93.0		57.0	$9,961	$1,144	$8,817
Progress Village Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	8113 Zinnia Dr	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 671-5110	849	43	19.9	43.1%	214 (25.2%)	323 (38.0%)	253 (29.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	64.2	411^th of 1224 public middle schools	66.4%		58.7	477^th of 1205 public middle schools	60.4%	66	70.0	64.0	68.0	61.0	40.0	72.0	66.0	84.0	100.0		80.0	$10,638	$1,055	$9,582
Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	5925 Village Center Dr	Lithia	33547	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 657-7266	1,345	52	25.8	32.7%	583 (43.3%)	198 (14.7%)	394 (29.3%)	63 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	101 (7.5%)	60.9	459^th of 1224 public middle schools	62.5%		63.4	409^th of 1205 public middle schools	66.1%	50	68.0	65.0	59.0	73.0	32.0	68.0	56.0	91.0	100.0		78.0	$8,270	$752	$7,517
Giunta Middle School	Public	6-8	4202 S Falkenburg Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4888	964	45	21.5	63.7%	119 (12.3%)	377 (39.1%)	403 (41.8%)	16 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.0%)	12	1116^th of 1224 public middle schools	8.8%		14.2	1071^st of 1205 public middle schools	11.1%	45	35.0	40.0	34.0	33.0	18.0	33.0	27.0	69.0	84.0		52.0	$10,797	$1,767	$9,030
Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Brooker Rd	Brandon	33511	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 744-8383	1,108	51	21.6	34.7%	488 (44.0%)	133 (12.0%)	342 (30.9%)	42 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (8.9%)	58.5	495^th of 1224 public middle schools	59.6%		56.4	506^th of 1205 public middle schools	58.0%	11	65.0	64.0	63.0	64.0	37.0	71.0	53.0	90.0	100.0		73.0	$9,159	$741	$8,417
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1208 Wishing Well Way	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8322	657	28	23.3	66.7%	91 (13.9%)	159 (24.2%)	378 (57.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	15	1096^th of 1224 public middle schools	10.5%		11.4	1102^nd of 1205 public middle schools	8.5%	6	35.0	36.0	33.0	29.0	23.0	46.0	32.0	92.0			49.0	$8,906	$1,129	$7,776
Randall Middle School	Public	6-8	16510 Fishhawk Blvd	Lithia	33547	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 740-3900	1,373	65	21.1	14.3%	853 (62.1%)	62 (4.5%)	254 (18.5%)	93 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (7.9%)	86.5	113^th of 1224 public middle schools	90.8%		87.2	118^th of 1205 public middle schools	90.2%	5	82.0	81.0	83.0	82.0	52.0	90.0	79.0	99.0	100.0		94.0	$8,469	$547	$7,921
Mulrennan Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Durant Rd	Valrico	33596	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 651-2100	1,027	51	20.2	33.9%	456 (44.4%)	135 (13.1%)	343 (33.4%)	38 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.9%)	53.7	564^th of 1224 public middle schools	53.9%		58.3	481^st of 1205 public middle schools	60.1%	83	66.0	58.0	59.0	62.0	26.0	70.0	51.0	89.0			80.0	$9,741	$757	$8,985

Frequently Asked Questions about Eisenhower Middle School

How many students attend Eisenhower Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,174 students attended Eisenhower Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Eisenhower Middle School?

Students at Eisenhower Middle School are 40% African American, 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Eisenhower Middle School a good school?

Eisenhower Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Florida middle schools.

What district is Eisenhower Middle School in?

Hillsborough

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026

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