BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · TAMPA, FL

BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in TAMPA, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 903 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

903

Teachers (FTE)

47.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	266	29%
Black or African American	203	22%
Hispanic/Latino	189	21%
Asian	161	18%
Two or more races	81	9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	903	471M / 432F

English Language Learners: 66 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	57.0% +8.2pp	48.8%	923
Reading Proficiency	62.0% +9.8pp	52.2%	918
Science Proficiency	50.0%	—	320

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)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

87 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

213

23.6% 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.)	903	100%

Contact & Location

10101 CROSS CREEK BLVD

TAMPA, FL 33647

Phone: (813)631-4694

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 33647) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120087003178

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