📍 15732 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin, Hillsborough County, 33573
Shields Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ruskin, Hillsborough County. The school has 1,867 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths.
Shields Middle School enrolls 1,867 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 86 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,052 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 497 | 27% |
| White | 248 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 19 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,264 of the school's 1,867 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,193 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shields Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 21, state house district 57.
Shields Middle 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 1,867 students, Shields Middle 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: Suburb - Large
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