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Sligh Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Sligh Middle School in Tampa, FL, serves 761 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Hillsborough district, with a high percentage of students (76.87%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Sligh Middle School has a standout strength in Algebra 1, with 82% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, significantly outperforming the district and state averages of 63%. This consistent high performance in advanced math over the past three years is a key differentiator from nearby schools. However, the school faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, which was 45.3% in the 2023-2024 school year, dramatically higher than the district average of 31.3%. This absenteeism rate is much higher than at Williams Middle Magnet School (13.6%) and Ferrell Middle Magnet School (36.5%), and it strongly correlates with the school's below-average performance in core subjects like English Language Arts and grade-level math.

Despite these challenges, there are positive signs. Sligh's state ranking has improved from the 10th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, and proficiency rates in nearly every subject have shown year-over-year improvement. For example, 8th-grade Science proficiency rose from 18% to 42% over the same period. While Sligh is a standard public school competing against magnet schools like Greco Middle Magnet School and Young Middle Magnet School, its upward trajectory suggests recent interventions may be starting to take effect, making it a school to watch for families seeking a community-focused option with a strong advanced math program.

761

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,401

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 E Sligh Ave
Tampa, FL 33610

(813) 276-5596

District: Hillsborough

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.9%

Hispanic:

25.1%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

Florida avg62%

924^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 41Middle Schools in the Hillsborough

45^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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	924 of 1216	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1000 of 1205	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	946 of 1196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1030 of 1177	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1029 of 1148	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1073 of 1136	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	954 of 1099	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	946 of 1035	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	950 of 1031	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	879 of 997	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	916 of 999	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	857 of 956	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	815 of 897	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	808 of 891	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	757 of 839	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	691 of 780	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	652 of 740	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	642 of 736	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	577 of 675	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.8	505 of 602	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	486 of 593	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 182%+19 vs state

Civics65%-12 vs state

Math50%-9 vs state

English Language Arts44%-18 vs state

Science42%-10 vs state

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by a student
Friday, August 19, 2011

I love this school it teaches and help with all the situations that u have and school some kids can be really bad I dont like that it makes me not focus that much im trying to be a straight "A" student 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 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	29.3	924^th of 1216 public middle schools	24.0%		20.3	1000^th of 1205 public middle schools	17.0%	76	41.0	45.0	45.0	47.0	40.0	59.0	42.0	82.0		65.0	$10,401	$1,657	$8,743
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4302 N 24th St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5608	437	22	20.0	55.6%	74 (16.9%)	173 (39.6%)	146 (33.4%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	50.7	608^th of 1216 public middle schools	50.0%		61.8	430^th of 1205 public middle schools	64.3%	178	53.0	66.0	58.0	60.0	35.0	71.0	49.0	99.0		77.0	$11,181	$1,141	$10,039
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	4702 N Central Ave	Tampa	33603	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5230	973	42	23.1	67.4%	61 (6.3%)	188 (19.3%)	692 (71.1%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	18.4	1050^th of 1216 public middle schools	13.7%		14	1074^th of 1205 public middle schools	10.9%	24	40.0	33.0	34.0	49.0	21.0	46.0	31.0	90.0		62.0	$10,420	$1,400	$9,019
Young Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 E Dr Martin Luther King	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5739	307	17	17.5	75.6%	9 (2.9%)	215 (70.0%)	61 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	33.7	861^st of 1216 public middle schools	29.2%		34.9	819^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.0%	42	46.0	43.0	48.0	61.0	33.0	63.0	35.0	100.0		49.0	$14,974	$1,839	$13,136
Williams Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5020 N 47th St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 744-8600	856	33	25.6	35.2%	109 (12.7%)	332 (38.8%)	157 (18.3%)	213 (24.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	81.4	176^th of 1216 public middle schools	85.5%		82.1	185^th of 1205 public middle schools	84.6%	9	82.0	77.0	81.0	75.0	39.0	88.0	73.0	95.0	97.0	85.0	$9,232	$602	$8,630
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3415 N 16th St	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5717	497	23	21.6	56.1%	83 (16.7%)	260 (52.3%)	129 (26.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	43.3	725^th of 1216 public middle schools	40.4%		49	606^th of 1205 public middle schools	49.7%	119	57.0	64.0	68.0	42.0	13.0	58.0	47.0	75.0		73.0	$10,679	$1,176	$9,502
Franklin Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3915 E 21st Ave	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8108	327	21	15.6	53.2%	61 (18.7%)	163 (49.8%)	78 (23.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	33.5	866^th of 1216 public middle schools	28.8%		26.5	928^th of 1205 public middle schools	23.0%	62	53.0	62.0	42.0	51.0	40.0	50.0	33.0	74.0		60.0	$16,155	$1,851	$14,304
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%)	30.2	908^th of 1216 public middle schools	25.3%		31.7	863^rd of 1205 public middle schools	28.4%	45	50.0	50.0	43.0	48.0	61.0	50.0	0.0			56.0	$10,136	$740	$9,396
Stewart Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1125 W Spruce St	Tampa	33607	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5691	793	38	21.0	55.6%	108 (13.6%)	339 (42.7%)	300 (37.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	37.1	820^th of 1216 public middle schools	32.6%		36.9	790^th of 1205 public middle schools	34.4%	30	53.0	45.0	53.0	37.0	32.0	60.0	50.0	91.0	93.0	65.0	$10,709	$1,230	$9,479
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%)	12.6	1105^th of 1216 public middle schools	9.1%		11.6	1097^th of 1205 public middle schools	9.0%	8	37.0	31.0	36.0	26.0	12.0	43.0	27.0	95.0		37.0	$11,388	$1,980	$9,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Sligh Middle School

How many students attend Sligh Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Sligh Middle School.

What district is Sligh Middle School in?

Hillsborough

Is Sligh Middle School a good school?

Sligh Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Florida middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sligh Middle School?

Students at Sligh Middle School are 67% African American, 25% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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