Newsome High School

16550 Fishhawk Blvd, Temple Terrace FL, 33547 | Hillsborough County School District | 813-740-4600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2857
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 76% 38% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
54%Temple Terrace
55%Florida

Newsome High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Hillsborough County School District" in Temple Terrace, FL. There are a total of 2,857 students and 131 teachers at Newsome High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Newsome High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 75.5%, which is 38% higher than the Florida average.

Newsome High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2857
Teachers131
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment1,282
Taking some courses772
Taking some courses (not tests)56
Passing some courses273
Passing no courses481

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 Newsome High School, there are a total of 1,282 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 772 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School77%

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.

Newsome High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 73.9% 36.8% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 6.3% 21.3% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 2.4% 3.4% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.6% 33.9% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.3% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Temple Terrace demographics profile

StatisticTemple TerraceFloridaNational
Population95,84921,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,07641091
Median age36.041.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%54%55%
Speak English76%72%79%
Speak Spanish18%21%13%

Education level achieved in Temple Terrace

IndexTemple TerraceFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade88.9%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school88.4%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college65.6%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.4%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.4%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters10.1%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Newsome High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.