The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in English language arts. The lowest is 73% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Randall Middle School
Randall Middle School sits on FishHawk Boulevard in Lithia, a fast-growing unincorporated community in southeastern Hillsborough County that has transformed over the past two-plus decades from agricultural and phosphate land into one of the Tampa Bay area's most prominent master-planned suburbs. The school serves sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school within the Hillsborough district, drawing from a community that skews affluent, with home values well above both the Florida state and national medians, though those values have edged down modestly over the past year.
The school's academic results on Florida's FAST assessments are a clear strength. In English language arts, proficiency rates hold solidly across all three grade levels, consistent from sixth through seventh grade and remaining strong in eighth. Math tells a more varied story: sixth and eighth graders post results that are genuinely impressive by any measure, while seventh grade math proficiency drops considerably, sitting well below where the other grades land. That seventh-grade math dip stands out against an otherwise high-performing picture, and a parent would be reasonable to ask the school directly what is happening in that year of the math sequence. On the eighth-grade science assessment, proficiency is strong and in line with the school's ELA results. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these patterns are new or longstanding.
Enrollment is on the larger side for a middle school, spread fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share and smaller populations of Asian and multiracial students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is quite low relative to most Florida schools, consistent with the community's economic profile. Data on students with IEPs or English learner status was not reported, so those dimensions of the student support picture are not available here.
The community context matters for understanding what kind of school environment this is. Lithia is shaped almost entirely by master-planned residential development, and Randall sits within that fabric alongside Barrington Middle and, at the high school level, Newsome High, all clustered along the same corridor. Publicly reported accounts describe the FishHawk area as intentionally walkable within its village cores, with an extensive internal trail network, though the broader area is car-dependent. The dominant private employer in the area is The Mosaic Company, a major phosphate and potash producer whose North American headquarters is located in Lithia, though the community's day-to-day economy runs largely on retail, schools, and professional services.
Two district-level developments are worth knowing. Hillsborough County voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that takes effect in mid-2025 and runs through mid-2029, adding to annual homeowner costs in exchange for teacher and support staff pay increases aimed at reducing chronic staffing shortages. Families purchasing homes in the Randall attendance zone will pay this levy. The district also carried out a significant boundary rezoning beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, reshuffling assignments for a large number of students countywide. Anyone relying on an older understanding of attendance zones should confirm their current assignment directly with the district.
Proficiency comparison against other districts in Hillsborough County was not computable from the available data, as the county's comparison set contains only one district. Housing affordability context is worth noting: the local mortgage burden relative to income is meaningfully above national norms, and rents in the zip code also run high relative to typical income, which reflects the broader FishHawk market rather than anything school-specific.
Civil rights and discipline data were not available in the provided data. Course access and staffing information were also not reported, leaving the picture of what programs and electives are offered to students incomplete.
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