Hillsborough County Public Schools
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headquartered in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. It is more commonly referred to as the School District of Hillsborough County, or SDHC.
The SDHC serves all of Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
and is the third largest school district in Florida
Education in Florida
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and the 8th largest district in the United States. It is governed by the School Board of Hillsborough County, which consists of seven elected members and one superintendent, who is hired by the board. MaryEllen Elia has served as Superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools since 2005.
High schools
- Blanche ArmwoodBlanche ArmwoodBlanche Armwood , Educator, activist and the first African-American woman in the state of Florida to graduate from an accredited law school. Blanche is also known for being the first Executive Secretary of the Tampa Urban League and as a founder of five Household Industrial Arts Schools for...
(Armwood High SchoolArmwood High SchoolArmwood High School, located in Seffner, Florida, on U.S. Highway 92 opened in August 1984. The school is named after Blanche Armwood, a longtime Tampa resident, educator and activist. The school's mascot is the Hawk. The principal is Mike Ippolito.-Athletics:...
) – Website - Braulio Alonso High SchoolAlonso High SchoolBraulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Hillsborough County, Florida. Dr. Sandy Bunkin was the school's first principal and after five years retired. She was replaced by Mr. Louie Diaz who was the Assistant Principal of Athletics for the first 2 years the school was open then...
– Website - Howard W. Blake High SchoolHoward W. Blake High SchoolHoward W. Blake High School formerly known as Don Thompson Vocational High School is a public high school in located in Tampa, Florida. In 1997, the school moved to its current location.-School history:...
– Website - Bloomingdale High SchoolBloomingdale High SchoolBloomingdale High School is a senior high school located in Valrico, Florida. Bloomingdale was established in 1987. Bloomingdale's first graduating class graduated in 1989, since Hillborough County does not pull seniors from existing schools for new schools. The current principal is Mr. Mark...
– Website - Brandon High School – Website
- George D. Chamberlain High SchoolGeorge D. Chamberlain High SchoolGeorge D. Chamberlain High School was opened in 1956 on North Boulevard in Tampa, Florida, in the United States. The school is named in honor of George Chamberlain, who served for several years as a trustee for the Hillsborough County School System.The school newspaper, The Chieftain, is part of...
– Website - Durant High School – Website
- East Bay High SchoolEast Bay High SchoolEast Bay Senior High School was chartered in 1957 on Big Bend Road in Gibsonton, Florida. The school's current facility was established in 1971, on a new campus adjacent to the east of the old one. Its former campus is now the campus of Eisenhower Middle School.- General information :East Bay High...
– Website - Freedom High SchoolFreedom High School (Tampa, Florida)Freedom High School is a part of the Hillsborough County Public School District. Located in New Tampa it serves students in grades 9-12. Freedom High School was named in honor of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.-Demographics:...
– Website - Vivian Gaither High SchoolVivian Gaither High SchoolVivian Gaither High School opened in 1984 and is located on 16200 North Dale Mabry Highway in the Greater Northdale area of Hillsborough County, Florida...
– Website - Hillsborough High School – Website
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolThomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)Thomas Jefferson High School is a secondary school located in the heart of the Westshore Business District of Tampa, Florida. Thomas Jefferson High School is an Area 1 high school operated under the Hillsborough County Public School system.-School history:...
– Website - C. Leon King High SchoolC. Leon King High SchoolC. Leon King High School, named in honor of C. Leon King a distinguished and respected member of the Hillsborough County Board of Public Instruction for 18 years opened in 1960 with 58 faculty members and 960 students. It is located at 6815 North 56th Street, Tampa, FL 33610.King High School is a...
– Website - Ateo Phillip Leto High SchoolAteo Phillip Leto High SchoolA. P. Leto Comprehensive High School is a public high school within the Hillsborough County School District and is located at 4409 West Sligh Avenue in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. Leto hosts grades 9-12 and adult night school.-School Characteristics:A.P...
– Website - George S. Middleton High SchoolGeorge S. Middleton High SchoolGeorge S. Middleton High School was originally established in 1934-35 for segregated Tampa, FL for Black residents. Its rival school in Hillsborough County is Howard Blake. The current facility opened in 2002 on North 22nd Street in the East Tampa section of Tampa. The school mascot is the Tiger....
– Website - Joe E. Newsome High SchoolJoe E. Newsome High SchoolJoe E. Newsome High School was established in 2003 on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia, Florida, USA. It is named in honor of Joe E. Newsome, a Plant City pharmacist and businessman who served as a board member of the School District of Hillsborough County for 24 years.The school colors are Carolina...
– Website - Plant City High SchoolPlant City High SchoolThe Plant City High School is a historic school in Plant City, Florida, United States. Built in 1914 on a design by Tampa based architect Willis R. Biggers, the current facility was established in 1972 on Maki Road and later designated with the address of 1 Raider Place.The original school site at...
– Website - Henry B. Plant High SchoolHenry B. Plant High SchoolH.B. Plant High School was opened in 1927 on South Himes Avenue in Tampa, Florida, United States. The school is named in honor of railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant. The school mascot is the Panther. The school motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School currently has enrolled more...
– Website - Riverview High School (Riverview, Florida)Riverview High School (Riverview, Florida)Riverview High School is a high school in Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida, U.S.A. operated by the Hillsborough County Public Schools.nty, Florida|Riverview]], Florida to be the location of a high school...
– Website - Thomas Richard Robinson High SchoolThomas Richard Robinson High SchoolThomas R. Robinson High School is a high school in Tampa, Florida. It was established in 1958, and is named after Thomas R. Robinson, an educator in Hillsborough County who began teaching in 1917. The school is the second smallest high school in Hillsborough County, with Earl J...
– Website - Walter L. Sickles High SchoolSickles High SchoolWalter L. Sickles High School is a high school in Tampa, Florida. Constructed in 1997, it was named for the former superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools.-Academics:...
– Website - George M. Steinbrenner High SchoolSteinbrenner High SchoolGeorge M. Steinbrenner High School is a public high school in Lutz, Florida. It is located adjacent to McKitrick Elementary and Martinez Middle Schools...
– Website - Strawberry Crest High SchoolStrawberry Crest High SchoolStrawberry Crest High School is a public high school in east Hillsborough County, Florida. It opened on August 25, 2009 with students from Armwood High School, Durant High School and Plant City High School. It was built to relieve the over-population of the students in these high schools...
– Website - Tampa Bay Technical High SchoolTampa Bay Technical High SchoolTampa Bay Technical High School was established in 1969 as Tampa Bay Vocational Technical School. Tampa Bay Tech is a public comprehensive magnet high school with grades 9-12 and a student enrollment of 1950 students. The school mascot as the Titan...
– Website - Paul R. Wharton High SchoolPaul R. Wharton High SchoolPaul R. Wharton High School is located on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in New Tampa, Florida . It is one of 24 high schools in the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. The facility was dedicated to Mr. Paul R. Wharton, who served the Hillsborough County school system for 38 years...
– Website - Earl J. Lennard High SchoolEarl J. Lennard High SchoolEarl J. Lennard High School is a public school located in Ruskin, Florida. It opened in 2006, mainly for the purpose to relieve overcrowding at East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida. It is named after former Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent, Earl J. Lennard. It is currently...
– Website - Spoto High SchoolSpoto High SchoolSpoto High School is a public school located in Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida. It opened in August 2006, with the main purpose of the school to relieve overcrowding at Riverview High School also located in Riverview, Florida and East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida. It also pulled...
– Website - Brooks - DeBartolo Collegiate High School (A public charter school) – Website
Middle schools
- Jennings Middle School – Website
- Gordon Burnett Middle School – Website
- John Quincy Adams Middle School – Website
- Louis Benito Middle School – Website
- James Buchanan Middle School – Website
- Guy O. Burns Middle School – Website
- Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School – Website
- Pete Davidsen Middle School – Website
- Dowdell Middle Magnet School – Website
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School – Website
- J. Crockett Farnell Middle School – Website
- Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School – Website
- Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School – Website
- Don G. Giunta Middle School – Website
- Angelo L. Greco Middle School – Website
- Ben Hill Middle School – Website
- Clemmie Ross James Middle School – Website
- Jinks Jennings Middle School – Website
- Liberty Middle School – Website
- James Madison Middle School – Website
- Horace Mann Middle School – Website
- Edward Jackson Marshall Middle School – Website
- Bob Martinez Middle School – Website
- Eldridge F. McLane Middle School – Website
- Memorial Middle School – Website
- James Monroe Middle School – Website
- Mulrennan Middle School – Website
- Orange Grove Middle Magnet School – Website
- William G. Pierce Middle School – Website
- Progress Village Middle Magnet School – Website
- Sam Rampello Middle School – Website
- Gen. James D. Randall Middle School – Website
- Marion S. Rodgers Middle School – Website
- Roland Park Middle School – Website
- Beth Shields Middle School – Website
- Sligh Middle Magnet School – Website
- Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet SchoolGarland V. Stewart Middle Magnet SchoolGarland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School, normally referred to as "Stewart", opened as Don Thompson Vocational High School in 1945 on West Spruce Street in Tampa, Florida, USA. Don Thompson was a school that was for segregated Tampa, FL for Blacks. The building later housed Blake High School before...
– Website - Mary L. Tomlin Middle School – Website
- Turkey Creek Middle School – Website
- Martin Van Buren Middle SchoolMartin Van Buren Middle SchoolMartin Van Buren Middle School was opened in 1962 on North 22nd Street in Tampa, Florida. It is located near Busch Gardens and is named in honor of President Martin Van Buren. There are around 825 students on roll in grades 6-8...
– Website - Charlie Walker Middle SchoolCharlie Walker Middle SchoolCharlie Walker Middle School is located in Tampa, Florida. It is part of the Hillsborough County Public School District. In June 2009, the school attracted national attention when four 8th graders were charged in the homosexual rape of another student....
– Website - Booker T. Washington Middle School – Website
- D.W. Webb Middle School – Website
- Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School – Website
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School – Website
- Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School – Website
- New Springs Charter Middle School - Website
Elementary schools
- Colleen Lunsford Bevis Elementary - Website
- Colson Elementary School - Website
- Dickenson Elementary School - Website
- Bellamy Elementary School - Website
- Alafia Elementary School - Website
- Forest Hills Elementary School-Website; opened 1958.
- Ippolito Elementary School - Website
- John B. Gorrie Elementary School - Website
- Joseph Richard Brooker Elementary School - Website
- Lake Magdalene Elementary School - Website
- Lillian Symmes Elementary School - Website
- MacFarlane Park International BaccalaureateIB Primary Years ProgrammeThe International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate for students aged 3 to 11. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Years Programme, it is not a prerequisite for it...
Elementary - Website - Nelson Elementary School - Website
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Magnet Elementary - Website
- Richard Cimino Elementary School - Website
- Seminole Heights Elementary School - Website
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRoosevelt Elementary School (Florida)The Roosevelt Elementary School is a historic U.S. school in Tampa, Florida. It is located at 3205 South Ferdinand Avenue and was constructed in 1925. On May 31, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-School history:...
- Website - Westchase Elementary School -Website
- Yvonne T. McKitrick Elementary School - Website
- Lawton Chiles Elementary School - Website
- Tampa Palms Elementary School - Website
- Dale Mabry Elementary School - Website
- Paul L. Sheehy Elementary School - Website
- Al Chiaramonte Elementary School - Website
- Robert E. Lee Magnet Elementary School - Website
- Mendenhall Elementary School - Website
- Dr. Richard Ford Pride Elementary School - Website