Jefferson High, 4401 W. Cypress St.: grades 9 to 12, 1,196 students in 2026-27, a C in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school zones, 40th-day enrollment count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football assignments.
Jefferson High is the Hillsborough County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 4401 W. Cypress St., inside Tampa city limits.
Jefferson High was founded in 1939 in the old Hillsborough High building on North Highland Avenue in Tampa Heights and later moved to its West Cypress Street campus, according to the school’s history page.
Who to call
- Front office: 813-872-5241, 4401 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607
- School website: hillsboroughschools.org/o/jefferson
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment checklist; district office 813-272-4000
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 813-982-5500, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup
- Magnet and choice applications: the district’s School Choice office, 813-272-4692
| Address | 4401 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607 |
| Phone | 813-872-5241 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| State school number | 29-3784 |
Principal
Principal Jennifer Canady, according to the school’s staff directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 1,196 students on the district’s 40th-day enrollment count for 2026-27, as of Oct. 5, 2026. The same sheet gives the campus a capacity of 2,081 students, so it is 57% full by the district’s measure.
- Federal count: 1,310 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 46 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 28 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for high and combination schools at 65% or more.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | C (57% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | B |
| 2023-24 | C |
From the same file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 48%
- Math: 30%
- Science: 61%
- Social studies: 65%
The file gives a graduation rate of 94% for 2024-25, and 69% on college and career acceleration (students earning credit through programs such as AP, IB, AICE, dual enrollment or industry certifications).
It lists 97% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged.
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup, or see the district’s 2026-27 high school zone map. Zones do not follow city limits.
Of Tampa’s 212,263 address points in the City of Tampa’s address layer, 15,692 (7.4%) fall inside Jefferson High’s 2026-27 zone. An address point can be a house, an apartment or a business.
Comparing the district’s 2026-27 zone maps with 2020 Census population (shares are of the zone’s residents):
- Middle school zones inside this zone: Madison Middle (46%), Webb Middle (38%) and Pierce Middle (16%).
- Elementary zones inside this zone: Dickenson Elementary (51%), Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary (27%) and West Tampa Elementary (23%).
Sports and activities
For football in 2026-27, Jefferson High plays in Class 3A, Region 3, District 10 with Chamberlain, King, Morgan (Wimauma) and Robinson, according to the FHSAA’s assignments.
Team schedules and clearance forms are on the school’s athletics page.
Scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.
Programs: The district’s magnet list gives Jefferson High’s magnet program as School of Hospitality & Tourism featuring: Business & Finance Academy, Culinary Arts Academy, Law Academy, Criminal Justice Academy, Cosmetology, and Welding, a program within the school, with entry by merit-based application. Students from outside the zone apply through the School Choice office. Jefferson’s site also lists a Cambridge AICE program and Air Force JROTC.
Calendar and bell times
Classes run 8:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., according to the school’s About page. Students are released early every Monday, according to the district’s calendar.
From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: fall break (Thanksgiving week)
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4 is also off, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Friday, Feb. 12, 2027: Florida State Fair day, no school
- Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day, no school
- March 22-26, 2027: spring break; Monday, March 29 is also off, and students return Tuesday, March 30
- Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school, a 2.5-hour early release
More on Tampa schools
- The school’s page on the district website
- Every public school in Tampa
- Our Tampa schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Jefferson High serve?
Grades 9 to 12. It is a Hillsborough County Public Schools high school at 4401 W. Cypress St. in Tampa.
What is Jefferson High’s school grade?
Jefferson High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 57% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.
What time does Jefferson High start?
Classes run 8:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., according to the school’s website. Students are released early every Monday, according to the district’s calendar.
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