📍 16550 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia, Hillsborough County, 33547
Newsome High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lithia, Hillsborough County. The school has 3,203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 131.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 33 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Newsome High School enrolls 3,203 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 131.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,184 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 520 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 193 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 186 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 112 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 3,203 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newsome High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 57.
Newsome 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 3,203 students, Newsome 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: Rural - Fringe
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