Hillsborough County Public Schools -

For Immediate Release

Contact:Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Office of Communications

813-272-4060

Tampa, Fl. (November 14, 2024) – Students in Hillsborough County Public Schools achieved remarkable academic success in 2024, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for the Best Elementary and Middle School categories.

U.S. News analyzed 105,093 Pre-K, elementary, and middle schools. Sixty of our district schools earned a Best Elementary Schools badge and 31 schools earned a Best Middle Schools badge for placing among the top 40% in the state on the newly released Best Elementary Schools and Best Middle Schools report. 

“We are extremely proud of the hard work our schools, students, and staff have put in to achieve these rankings from U.S. News & World Report. This recognition highlights the dedication of our educators and students in striving for academic excellence,” said Superintendent Van Ayres.

Making the list of top 100 Elementary Schools in the state of Florida include: 

McKitrick Elementary School (#28 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Bevis Elementary School (#31 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Bryant Elementary School (#39 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Grady Elementary School (#41 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Roosevelt Elementary School (#78 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Mitchell Elementary School (#79 in Florida Elementary Schools) 

Clark Elementary School (#96 in Florida Elementary Schools)

Fishhawk Elementary School (#97 in Florida Elementary Schools)

Making the list of top 200 Middle Schools in the state of Florida include: 

Walker Middle Magnet School (#41 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Williams Middle Magnet School (#63 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Wilson Middle School (#77 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Coleman Middle School (#78 in Florida Middle Schools)

Martinez Middle School (#89 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Randall Middle Magnet School (#113 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Roland Park K-8 Magnet School (#124 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Farnell Middle School (#125 in Florida Middle Schools) 

Maniscalco K-8 School (#134 in Florida Middle Schools)

Lutz K-8 School (#184 in Florida Middle Schools)

For each state, schools were assessed on their pupils’ proficiencies in mathematics and reading, as measured by state assessment tests. Half of the ranking formula was the results themselves; the other half was the results in the context of socioeconomic demographics. In other words, the top-ranked schools are high achieving ones that succeeded in educating all of their students. All data for the rankings are from third-party sources, including the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. News has published numerical rankings for more than 47,000 public elementary schools and more than 23,000 public middle schools.

The full lists are available here: