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Hill Middle School

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Hill Middle School ranks 658 th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Hill Middle School is a public middle school in Tampa, Florida, serving 825 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hillsborough School District, which is ranked 49 out of 67 districts in the state.

Hill Middle School consistently outperforms the Hillsborough district and the state of Florida in standardized test scores, with 90% proficiency in EOC/Algebra 1 and 100% proficiency in EOC/Geometry, significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.9% to 35.2% in recent years, which is an area of concern. Additionally, Hill Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.04% to 55.96% in recent years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When comparing Hill Middle School to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that Hill Middle School outperforms many of its counterparts, such as Webb Middle School, Pierce Middle School, and Buchanan Middle School, which have significantly lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, one notable exception is Walker Middle Magnet School, which consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Florida and outperforms Hill Middle School in most academic metrics, suggesting the potential benefits of specialized magnet programs.

820

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,348

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Ehrlich Rd
Tampa, FL 33624

(813) 975-7325

District: Hillsborough

Feeder schools for Hill Middle School:

Elementary:	Claywell Elementary School
	Essrig Elementary School
	Northwest Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

26.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Florida avg58%

658^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 41Middle Schools in the Hillsborough

49^th of 67Hillsborough 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	658 of 1205	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	523 of 1196	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	532 of 1177	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	586 of 1148	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	537 of 1136	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	468 of 1099	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	474 of 1035	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	461 of 1031	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	390 of 997	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	407 of 999	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.9	464 of 956	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	410 of 897	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	343 of 891	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	246 of 839	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	206 of 780	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	202 of 740	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	79.9	121 of 736	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	141 of 675	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	80.6	98 of 602	83.7%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	107 of 593	82.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+45 vs state

Algebra 190%+30 vs state

Civics68%-3 vs state

Math62%+5 vs state

English Language Arts49%-9 vs state

Science43%-6 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Words can not explain how disgusting this school is. The administration is rude and disrespectful to teachers, parents, and students. Almost every faculty member is close minded with no respect for themselves or other. The students are the worst parent of this school. This school is in the heart of one of the best neighborhoods but the student act like they are from the middle of the hood. And some of them lie about their address and really do come from the hood with has a big part on others behavior there. This school is also not well kept, their are roaches and bugs everywhere, many students play disgusting pranks like put poop on the bathroom floor and hallway walls. The influence of other students also effect the quality of this school. Many students bring drugs and other dangers inside of this school and the faculty has no clue about it because the are too busy worrying about thing that do not need to be worried about. Honestly it doesn't get any worse than Ben Hill. Your child will hate everything about this school and you are better off putting them in a private school, or one of the actually good schools near Ben Hill such as Walker or Martinez Middle School. I am a student there and have been since the 6th grade, i am currently at the end of my 8th grade year, and i can tell you personally it is truly a horrible school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Ehrlich Rd	Tampa	33624	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 975-7325	820	42	19.3	42.2%	215 (26.2%)	72 (8.8%)	463 (56.5%)	29 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	46	658^th of 1205 public middle schools	45.4%		54.5	523^rd of 1196 public middle schools	56.3%	135	48.0	56.0	44.0	56.0	35.0	73.0	43.0	90.0	100.0	68.0	$10,348	$1,137	$9,210
Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	14303 Citrus Pointe Dr	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 792-5125	595	31	18.9	51.4%	101 (17.0%)	38 (6.4%)	396 (66.6%)	37 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	52.4	558^th of 1205 public middle schools	53.7%		45.2	655^th of 1196 public middle schools	45.2%	97	54.0	50.0	49.0	66.0	38.0	77.0	51.0	99.0	100.0	61.0	$11,712	$1,440	$10,272
Walker Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8282 N Mobley Rd	Odessa	33556	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 631-4726	1,039	50	20.8	20.9%	415 (39.9%)	37 (3.6%)	369 (35.5%)	139 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.9%)	94.2	34^th of 1205 public middle schools	97.2%		94.2	37^th of 1196 public middle schools	96.9%	3	90.0	88.0	84.0	94.0		95.0	84.0	95.0	100.0	93.0	$9,692	$771	$8,920
Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Bearss Ave	Tampa	33613	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7600	928	41	22.4	62.7%	86 (9.3%)	222 (23.9%)	571 (61.5%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	17.7	1038^th of 1205 public middle schools	13.9%		15.6	1044^th of 1196 public middle schools	12.7%	6	40.0	27.0	29.0	37.0	12.0	43.0	31.0	91.0		43.0	$9,574	$1,286	$8,288
Davidsen Middle School	Public	6-8	10501 Montague St	Tampa	33626	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 558-5300	969	45	21.7	48.8%	193 (19.9%)	44 (4.5%)	673 (69.5%)	35 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	30.6	880^th of 1205 public middle schools	27.0%		41.8	699^th of 1196 public middle schools	41.6%	181	43.0	42.0	47.0	41.0	19.0	52.0	39.0	74.0	100.0	51.0	$9,773	$1,333	$8,439
Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	5601 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd	Lutz	33558	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1190	1,104	50	22.2	15.9%	605 (54.8%)	37 (3.4%)	257 (23.3%)	126 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.8%)	91.2	64^th of 1205 public middle schools	94.7%		90.6	75^th of 1196 public middle schools	93.7%	11	84.0	85.0	82.0	93.0	56.0	89.0	77.0	94.0	100.0	90.0	$8,592	$530	$8,063
Webb Middle School	Public	6-8	6035 Hanley Rd	Tampa	33634	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5351	782	34	23.3	62.0%	43 (5.5%)	50 (6.4%)	658 (84.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	21.1	987^th of 1205 public middle schools	18.1%		26	915^th of 1196 public middle schools	23.5%	72	29.0	36.0	27.0	45.0	24.0	54.0	27.0	63.0		41.0	$9,344	$1,401	$7,942
Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	5511 N Hesperides St	Tampa	33614	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5344	858	39	22.0	67.4%	41 (4.8%)	77 (9.0%)	719 (83.8%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15.7	1064^th of 1205 public middle schools	11.7%		17.5	1032^nd of 1196 public middle schools	13.7%	32	28.0	28.0	26.0	46.0	17.0	40.0	26.0	96.0		43.0	$10,185	$1,655	$8,530
Farnell Middle School	Public	6-8	13912 Nine Eagles Dr	Tampa	33626	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 356-1640	1,184	50	23.7	20.9%	602 (50.8%)	50 (4.2%)	289 (24.4%)	158 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (7.0%)	82	187^th of 1205 public middle schools	84.5%		82.2	169^th of 1196 public middle schools	85.9%	18	79.0	75.0	68.0	84.0	40.0	77.0	72.0	91.0	100.0	86.0	$8,235	$527	$7,708
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%)	31.7	863^rd of 1205 public middle schools	28.4%					(n/a)	59.0	31.0		43.0	44.0					63.0	$10,136	$740	$9,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Hill Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hill Middle School?

Students at Hill Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended Hill Middle School.

What district is Hill Middle School in?

Hillsborough

Is Hill Middle School a good school?

Hill Middle School ranks 658^th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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