Grady Elementary ranks No. 42 in Florida and Coleman Middle No. 61 in the 2027 U.S. News Best Schools list. All 12 Tampa schools named, with their state grades.

Twelve public schools inside Tampa city limits rank among the top 200 in Florida in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Schools rankings. Grady Elementary in South Tampa is the highest in the city, at No. 42 among the state’s elementary schools.

Hillsborough County Public Schools published the list in a release Wednesday, Oct. 21. The district said the rankings are based on student performance in math and reading, and also take socioeconomic factors into account.

“This recognition is a reflection of the incredible work happening every day in our schools,” Superintendent Van Ayres said in the release.

The Tampa elementary schools

Nine elementary-grade rankings went to schools in the city. Roland Park K-8 Magnet is ranked on both the elementary and the middle school lists.

School Address Rank in Florida 2026 state grade
Grady Elementary 3910 W. Morrison Ave. No. 42 A
Roosevelt Elementary 3205 S. Ferdinand Ave. No. 74 A
Gorrie Elementary 705 W. DeLeon St. No. 95 A
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet 1721 N. MacDill Ave. No. 97 A
Chiles Elementary 16541 Tampa Palms Blvd. W. No. 144 A
Roland Park K-8 Magnet 1510 N. Manhattan Ave. No. 160 A
Mitchell Elementary 205 S. Bungalow Park Ave. No. 166 A
Clark Elementary 19002 Wood Sage Drive No. 182 A
Mabry Elementary 4201 W. Estrella St. No. 184 A

The Tampa middle schools

School Address Rank in Florida 2026 state grade
Coleman Middle 1724 S. Manhattan Ave. No. 61 A
Williams Middle Magnet 5020 N. 47th St. No. 79 A
Roland Park K-8 Magnet 1510 N. Manhattan Ave. No. 90 A
Wilson Middle 1005 W. Swann Ave. No. 92 A

Ranks are from the district’s release. The state grades are from the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, as recorded on our page for each school. All 12 schools earned an A.

Across Hillsborough County

The district listed 14 elementary-grade and nine middle-grade rankings in the top 200 in all. The highest-ranked Hillsborough schools are outside the city:

  • Bryant Elementary, No. 25 among elementary schools
  • McKitrick Elementary, No. 27
  • Walker Middle Magnet, No. 34 among middle schools

Pride Elementary, ranked No. 159, is also outside the city, but its attendance zone takes in parts of Tampa.

U.S. News publishes the full lists of Hillsborough elementary school rankings and middle school rankings.

What it means for you

  • A ranking is one measure. Florida’s own school grades and the district’s figures for each school are on each school’s page, linked in the tables above.
  • Most of these schools take students by attendance zone. Check which school your address is zoned for with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
  • The magnet schools on the list take students by application. The district’s 2027-28 school choice and magnet application window is open now.

For every public school in the city, see our guide to public schools in Tampa.