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Young Middle Magnet School

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Young Middle Magnet School ranks 861 st of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Young Middle Magnet School is a small middle school in Tampa, FL, serving 307 students in grades 6-8 within the Hillsborough district, where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra 1, with 100% of students proficient on the 2025-2026 EOC exam—far exceeding the district (63%) and state (63%) averages, as well as every nearby school. However, this success doesn't extend to the general student body, as 8th-grade math proficiency (63%) only slightly beats the state average (61%), and 7th-grade math has been a persistent weakness, with scores as low as 13% in recent years. The school also boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, lower than the average of 21.5 at nearby schools, and spends $14,974 per student—significantly more than most peers. Yet, despite this high investment, the school holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 29th percentile statewide, raising questions about resource allocation. Chronic absenteeism is a critical issue, with a rate of 33.1% in 2023-2024, well above the district and state averages, and notably higher than top-performing neighbors like Wilson Middle School (16.0%) and Williams Middle Magnet School (13.6%).

Interestingly, Young Middle Magnet is located just 0.41 miles from Ferrell Middle Magnet School, yet their outcomes differ sharply—Ferrell holds a 3-star rating and 50th percentile rank, outperforming Young in nearly every subject, including a 99% Algebra 1 proficiency rate. This contrast highlights that the "Magnet" label doesn't guarantee uniform quality, and factors like school leadership or program focus likely play a role. For parents, Young offers a strong advanced math program and smaller class sizes, but the broader academic challenges and high absenteeism suggest it may be best suited for families who can actively support their child's learning and attendance.

307

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,974

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1807 E Dr Martin Luther King
Tampa, FL 33610

(813) 276-5739

District: Hillsborough

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.0%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

!Civics scores 28 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

Florida avg62%

861^st of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	33.7	861 of 1216	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	819 of 1205	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	914 of 1196	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	911 of 1177	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	939 of 1148	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1052 of 1136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	912 of 1099	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	808 of 1035	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	741 of 1031	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	645 of 997	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	687 of 999	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.0	714 of 956	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	573 of 897	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	607 of 891	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	479 of 839	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	458 of 780	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	356 of 740	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	315 of 736	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	182 of 675	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	161 of 602	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	83 of 593	86.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 1100%+37 vs state

Math58%~ state avg

Civics49%-28 vs state

English Language Arts46%-16 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

My son transferred to Young from another county, where he was a straight-A student, always at the top of the Accelerated Reading program and was socially and scholastically active. Within a week of starting at Young Middle Magnet School his ever-positive attitude about school changed 180 degrees. His enthusiasm and curiosity were replaced by fear and anxiety, and he was bullied on a daily basis. We had numerous conversations with teachers, guidance and principal Johnson, all to no avail. They are simply powerless to do anything about the criminal behavior and only showed an interest in my child as a potential benefit to their state testing and overall school grade.

I refuse to sacrifice my son to the inner-city thug mentality at Young. I encountered many teachers at Young who are professional and well-intended, but in the end even they are limited by the attitudes and behaviors of the "student" body. If this is what Hillsborough County considers a "Magnet" school, then we may safely refer to Raiford Correctional Institute as a "Magnet Prison". Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 12, 2012

this is school is not good because the prinicpals are not good because they gave my son suspend too much there smallest reason happen. also they didnt help my son or me nothing.... this is school is stink. i tried to send emails to teachers but they never responde me back just 2 teachers responde me back... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1005 W Swann Ave	Tampa	33606	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 276-5682	598	28	21.0	16.1%	401 (67.1%)	38 (6.4%)	96 (16.1%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	83.8	144^th of 1216 public middle schools	88.2%		83.6	162^nd of 1205 public middle schools	86.6%	18	86.0	76.0	75.0	84.0	56.0	83.0	74.0	97.0	100.0	93.0	$10,244	$615	$9,628
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%)	14.8	1090^th of 1216 public middle schools	10.4%		11.4	1102^nd of 1205 public middle schools	8.5%	12	35.0	36.0	33.0	29.0	23.0	46.0	32.0	92.0		49.0	$8,906	$1,129	$7,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Middle Magnet School

What district is Young Middle Magnet School in?

Hillsborough

Is Young Middle Magnet School a good school?

Young Middle Magnet School ranks 861^st of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Young Middle Magnet School?

Students at Young Middle Magnet School are 70% African American, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Young Middle Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Young Middle Magnet School.

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