SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (HILLSBOROUGH SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Middle in RUSKIN, FL. It currently serves 1746 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the HILLSBOROUGH School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in HILLSBOROUGH School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:1746
Number of Teachers: 80
Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.96

Location Info

Location: 15732 BETH SHIELDS WAY, RUSKIN, FL 33573
Mailing Address: 15732 BETH SHIELDS WAY, RUSKIN, FL 33573
Phone: (813)672-5338
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 503
Grade 7 567
Grade 8 676
Gender/Sex of SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 945 54.12
Female 801 45.88
Race/Ethnicity Demography of SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.06
Asian 24 1.38
Black or African American 478 27.38
Hispanic/Latino 1008 57.73
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.23
Two or more races 37 2.12
White 194 11.11
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.11
Asian 16 1.69
Black or African American 258 27.30
Hispanic/Latino 546 57.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.32
Two or more races 15 1.59
White 106 11.22
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 1.00
Black or African American 220 27.47
Hispanic/Latino 462 57.68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.13
Two or more races 22 2.75
White 88 10.99

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.19
Black or African American 132 26.24
Hispanic/Latino 300 59.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.20
Two or more races 11 2.19
White 53 10.54
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 10 1.76
Black or African American 157 27.69
Hispanic/Latino 326 57.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.35
Two or more races 14 2.47
White 58 10.23
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.15
Asian 8 1.18
Black or African American 189 27.96
Hispanic/Latino 382 56.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.15
Two or more races 12 1.78
White 83 12.28