PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · TAMPA, FL

PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in TAMPA, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 858 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

858

Teachers (FTE)

38.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

22.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	719	84%
Black or African American	77	9%
White	41	5%
Asian	12	1%
Two or more races	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	858	484M / 374F

English Language Learners: 197 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% -13.8pp	48.8%	789
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -20.2pp	52.2%	792
Science Proficiency	32.0%	—	293

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.42 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

22 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

412

48% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	858	100%

Contact & Location

5511 N HESPERIDES ST

TAMPA, FL 33614

Phone: (813)872-5344

District

HILLSBOROUGH

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,926

District enrollment: 224,504

Other Schools in District

ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH Elementary
ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOL Elementary
BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BALLAST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33614) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120087000912

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD