Hillsborough Virtual School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Tampa, Florida

Hillsborough Virtual School in Tampa, Florida enrolled 491 students in 2024-25 with 48.3 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 45% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%

899 students in 2022-23, 613 students in 2023-24, 491 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.5 to 48.3.

Students enrolled at Hillsborough Virtual School by school year2022-23: 899, 2023-24: 613, 2024-25: 49102505007501k2022-238992023-246132024-25491
Students enrolled at Hillsborough Virtual School by school year2022-23: 899, 2023-24: 613, 2024-25: 49102505007501k2022-238992023-246132024-25491
Students enrolled at Hillsborough Virtual School by school year2022-23: 899, 2023-24: 613, 2024-25: 49102505007501k2022-238992023-246132024-25491
Students enrolled at Hillsborough Virtual School by school year2022-23: 899, 2023-24: 613, 2024-25: 49102505007501k2022-238992023-246132024-25491
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389976.511.8
2023-2461357.010.8
2024-2549148.310.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 10.2; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 10.2; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 10.2; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 10.2; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

15 AP courses and one counselor per 445 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillsborough Virtual School enrolled 2,671 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses15
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 445 of the 2,671 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

37.9% of students were White, 33.4% Hispanic, 15.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White37.9%
  2. Hispanic33.4%
  3. Black15.5%
  4. Two or more races9.6%
  5. Asian3.1%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hillsborough Virtual School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%51%53%
Math, 2022-2347%53% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 103 students in Hillsborough Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%86%88%
Students in the class10315,932208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Tampa

24 public schools of this kind in Tampa report 2024-25 enrollment; Hillsborough Virtual School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Florida Connections Academy5,74843.220.0%
Idea Victory1,31625.366.4%
Pepin Academies83413.40.8%
Idea Hope79018.876.1%
Hillsborough Virtual School49110.24.9%
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School39318.335.4%
Kimbell Elementary School35016.782.0%
Just Elementary School28121.691.8%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hillsborough Virtual School

  1. Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Ese Birth Thru Age 5The next nearest public school of this kind, 1.1 miles away: 52 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Hillsborough Virtual School with Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hillsborough County Public Schools spends per student$10,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,589
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaHillsborough Virtual School is the number 65 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#65 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.10.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hillsborough Virtual School

  1. How many students attend Hillsborough Virtual School?
    491 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 899 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Tampa, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsborough Virtual School?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hillsborough Virtual School a Title I school?
    Hillsborough Virtual School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Hillsborough Virtual School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hillsborough Virtual School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Hillsborough Virtual School?
    80-84% of the 103 students in Hillsborough Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Hillsborough Virtual School in?
    Hillsborough County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120087008053 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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