Summary:
Burns Middle School is a public middle school located in Brandon, Florida, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,202 students. The school is part of the Hillsborough County School District, which is ranked 45th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Burns Middle School consistently outperforms the Hillsborough County and Florida state averages in various standardized test scores, including EOC/Algebra 1, EOC/Geometry, EOC/Civics, and Statewide Science/Science for 8th grade. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Burns Middle School had 73% proficiency in EOC/Algebra 1, compared to 56% for Hillsborough County and 55% for Florida. The school also performs better than the district and state in FAST/English Language Arts and FAST/Math assessments across grades 6-8. Additionally, Burns Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to some nearby schools, such as Dowdell Middle Magnet School and McLane Middle School, with a racial makeup of 47.25% White, 10.57% African American, 29.78% Hispanic, and 4.24% Asian.
While Burns Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 6.4% in 2019-2020 to 29.2% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than some nearby schools, such as Dowdell Middle Magnet School (46.7%) and McLane Middle School (50.7%). Additionally, Burns Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.34% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Randall Middle School (16.54%) and Bell Creek Academy (22.22%). Despite these challenges, Burns Middle School's academic performance and diversity suggest that it has the potential to continue improving and becoming a high-performing school in the district.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Hillsborough
SchoolDigger Rank:
508th of 1,196 Florida Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,225
Students who attend Burns Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Burns Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.7
Number of students: 1,202
Racial breakdown:
White:
47.3%
Hispanic:
29.8%
African American:
10.6%
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Two or more races:
8.0%
Asian:
4.2%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.3%
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