📍 1701 N Boulevard, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33607
Blake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 1,537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Blake High School enrolls 1,537 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 649 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 440 | 29% |
| White | 336 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 6% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
844 of the school's 1,537 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 771 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blake High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 61.
Blake High School is one of 309 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, based in TAMPA, Florida. The district serves 220,360 students district-wide and employs 12,405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,537 students, Blake High School is larger than the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large