Wharton High, 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.: grades 9 to 12, 1,899 students in 2026-27, a B 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.
Wharton High is the Hillsborough County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.. The campus has a Tampa mailing address but sits just outside the city limits in unincorporated Hillsborough County, on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in New Tampa.
Who to call
- Front office: 813-631-4710, 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33647
- School website: hillsboroughschools.org/o/wharton
- 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
| Address | 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33647 |
| Phone | 813-631-4710 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| State school number | 29-4731 |
Principal
Principal Taryn Anello, according to the school’s staff directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 1,899 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 2,484 students, so it is 76% full by the district’s measure.
- Federal count: 2,130 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 89 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 24 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 | B (60% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | C |
| 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: 55%
- Math: 44%
- Science: 77%
- Social studies: 75%
The file gives a graduation rate of 87% for 2024-25, and 65% on college and career acceleration (students earning credit through programs such as AP, IB, AICE, dual enrollment or industry certifications).
It lists 66.8% 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, 23,088 (10.9%) fall inside Wharton 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: Benito Middle (32%), Turner/Bartels K-8 (21%), Greco Middle (19%), Woodson K-8 (16%), Buchanan Middle (5%) and Sligh Middle Magnet (4%).
- Elementary zones inside this zone: Pizzo K-8 (24%), Turner/Bartels K-8 (16%), Hunter’s Green Elementary (14%), Woodson K-8 (12%), Pride Elementary (9%), Heritage Elementary (8%), Witter Elementary (6%) and Shaw Elementary (5%).
Sports and activities
For football in 2026-27, Wharton High plays in Class 5A, Region 2, District 7 with Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel), Land O Lakes, Sunlake (Land O’Lakes), Wesley Chapel and Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), according to the FHSAA’s assignments.
The school’s athletics page lists football, volleyball, swimming, cheerleading, cross country, golf, wrestling, lacrosse, soccer, softball, baseball, track and field, tennis and flag football.
Scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.
Calendar and bell times
Classes run 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 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 Wharton High serve?
Grades 9 to 12. It is a Hillsborough County Public Schools high school at 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Tampa.
What is Wharton High’s school grade?
Wharton High earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 60% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.
What time does Wharton High start?
Classes run 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Students are released early every Monday, according to the district’s calendar.
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