Wharton High School

20150 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa FL, 33647 | Hillsborough County School District | 813-631-4710
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2471
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 14% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 253 in Tampa
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
49%Tampa
55%Florida

Wharton High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Hillsborough County School District" in Tampa, FL. There are a total of 2,471 students and 127 teachers at Wharton High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Wharton High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 14% lower than the Florida average.

Wharton High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2471
Teachers127
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment728
Taking some courses447
Taking some courses (not tests)56
Passing some courses127
Passing no courses328

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Wharton High School, there are a total of 728 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 447 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School42%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School52%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Wharton High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 35.0% 36.8% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 30.1% 21.3% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 4.7% 3.4% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 24.9% 33.9% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Tampa demographics profile

StatisticTampaFloridaNational
Population395,91221,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,47241091
Median age35.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%54%55%
Speak English72%72%79%
Speak Spanish20%21%13%

Education level achieved in Tampa

IndexTampaFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade84.0%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school82.9%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college61.0%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.8%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors35.5%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters14.0%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.0%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Wharton High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.