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D−

Simmons Career Center

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Alternative Education School

1202 W Grant St, Plant City, FL 33563 · (813) 707-7430 · Part of Hillsborough County School District

Plant City’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
127
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Simmons Career Center

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 38% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1202 W Grant St, Plant City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 92
Grade 109
Grade 1148
Grade 1268
Enrollment over time
205’20
189’21
181’22
163’23
127’24

Down 38% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 34%Black 10%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Simmons Career Center from Plant City families.

Other schools in Hillsborough County School District

The district →
Collins PK-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Riverview
B
1,644 students18:1
Dorothy C York PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apollo Beach
1,381 students16:1
Turner-Bartels K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
B−
1,317 students16:1
Kenneth E. Adum PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
1,007 students15:1
Dr. Carter G Woodson K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
D
990 students22:1
Pride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tampa
A
980 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Plant City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.