The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Math. The lowest is 80% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Terrace Community Middle School
Terrace Community Middle School is a charter school serving grades six through eight in Tampa, located in the 33367 zip code along Raulerson Ranch Road in what is generally the New Tampa corridor on the city's northeastern edge. It draws families who have actively chosen it over their assigned district middle school, and the academic results on Florida's state assessments give them a clear reason to do so.
Across every grade and subject tested in the most recent school year, proficiency rates sit at strikingly high levels. In math, sixth graders and eighth graders both scored at the high end of what any school in the state reports, with the eighth-grade figure especially strong. In ELA, all three grade levels tested came in well above what most Florida middle schools post. The eighth-grade science assessment showed a somewhat lower but still very solid result. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether performance has been rising, holding steady, or recently improved. These are single-year snapshots, not a confirmed trajectory.
The student body is notably diverse. Asian students make up the largest single group, followed by white students, then Hispanic, then Black, with students of two or more races and small numbers from other backgrounds rounding out the population. That mix, across a school of a few hundred students spread nearly evenly across three grade levels, produces a genuinely multicultural classroom environment. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is very small, well below the county and state averages. This means the school is not serving a low-income population broadly, and families considering it should understand that the peer environment reflects that. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not reported, so it is worth asking the school directly how it supports students with disabilities and emerging English speakers.
The school carries no Title I designation, which is consistent with its low poverty rate. No program offerings data was available in what we reviewed, so it is not possible to describe extracurriculars, electives, or enrichment options with any specificity. That is a meaningful gap for a middle schooler deciding whether this is the right fit, and direct outreach to the school would fill it.
Hillsborough County as a whole has been through meaningful structural change recently. A district-wide rezoning took effect for the current school year, publicly reported as affecting a large number of schools and potentially displacing many students from their previous assignments. For families whose assigned zoned school changed, a charter like Terrace may be a way to preserve continuity or seek a different path. Separately, county voters approved a property tax referendum in November 2024 that runs through mid-2029, adding a supplemental levy earmarked for teacher and staff pay. Homeowners in Hillsborough County are now paying that levy; families renting in the area are less directly exposed to the cost but the levy benefits all public schools in the county, including charters, which under state law receive a share.
Tampa itself surrounds this school with a large, economically mixed city. The northeastern residential zone where the school sits is quieter and more suburban in character than downtown or South Tampa, with newer housing subdivisions that attracted significant family growth over the past two decades. The broader city's economy is anchored by defense, healthcare, finance, and higher education, with the University of South Florida campus relatively close to this part of the city. Downtown Tampa and its cultural infrastructure, the Riverwalk, the Straz Center, and major public parks, are accessible but not walkable from this zip code. Families who value urban amenities will find them within a reasonable drive; this particular corner of Tampa reads more as a commuter and residential corridor than a neighborhood with active street life.
The comparison data did not produce a peer-group ranking for this school; only one district operates in Hillsborough County for the purposes of that comparison set, so positional benchmarks against neighboring districts were not generated. The proficiency picture speaks on its own terms, and it is a strong one across the board.
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