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Preschool | Grades 6-12 | Hillsborough

Waters Career Center is located in Tampa, FL and is one of 298 schools in Hillsborough School District. It is a alt. school that serves 208 students in grades 6-12.

Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.

Waters Career Center did not make AYP in 2006. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Florida in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Waters Career Center's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Waters Career Center had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Florida average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Waters Career Center's students and teachers. more

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2704 Highland Ave, Tampa, FL 33602

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 208

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Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Waters Career Center had 87% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Florida had 56% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

Black

58%

Hispanic

28%

White

13%

Two or More Races

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Hillsborough District Spending

$8,513Per Pupil

The Hillsborough spends $8,513 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 62% on instruction, 33% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Hillsborough District

12:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Waters Career Center had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Florida average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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The FCAT is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

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Students are assessed in grades 3 through 10 in reading and math, in grades 5, 8 and 11 in science, and in grades 4, 8, and 10 in writing.

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Students score at one of five levels, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. The goal is for all students to score at or above level 3 (grade level).

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