Young Middle Magnet, 1807 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.: grades 6 to 8, 362 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 and the federal NCES school directory.

Young Middle Magnet is the Hillsborough County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 1807 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., inside Tampa city limits.

Nathan B. Young opened as a junior high school in January 1964 and is named for Nathan B. Young, president of Florida A&M from 1901 to 1923, according to the school’s history page.

Who to call
Address 1807 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL 33610
Phone 813-276-5739
Grades 6 to 8
District Hillsborough County Public Schools
State school number 29-5041

Principal

Principal Tonya Colston, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 362 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 999 students, so it is 36% full by the district’s measure.
  • Federal count: 307 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 17 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 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 middle schools at 64% or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (54% 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: 47%
  • Math: 61%
  • Science: 34%
  • Social studies: 48%

It lists 100% 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.

Admission

Young Middle Magnet has no attendance zone. It is a magnet school: the district’s magnet list gives its program as Academy of Professional Pathways (the whole school), with entry by lottery-based application. Families apply through the district’s School Choice office, 813-272-4692; placement depends on eligibility, open seats and a lottery when one is needed, according to the district.

Approved changes for 2027-28: On April 7, 2026, the School Board gave final approval to giving Young an attendance zone so it becomes a community middle school. Starting in 2027-28, students in grades 6 to 8 who live in the new zone are assigned to Young, according to the district’s adopted boundary changes and its West Tampa middle school map. The district’s 2027-28 zone layer draws the new zone from parts of the Sligh, Stewart, Greco, Jennings and Memorial zones.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Young Middle Magnet serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Hillsborough County Public Schools middle school at 1807 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Tampa.

What is Young Middle Magnet’s school grade?

Young Middle Magnet earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 54% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

What time does Young Middle Magnet 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.