Eight of New Tampaโs eleven Hillsborough County public schools have earned โAโ grades from the Florida Department of Education (DoE) this year, including Tampa Palms Elementary, which improved from the โBโ it received in 2025.
Only three schools in New Tampa received either a โBโ or a โCโ grade, including Turner-Bartels K-8 School, which dropped from an โAโ in 2025 to a โBโ this year. Wharton High also received a โB,โ after earning a โCโ in both 2024 and 2025, and Freedom High received a โCโ again this year.
Overall, the Hillsborough School District received its first-ever “A” grade from the Florida DoE, after earning a โBโ each of the last two years.
Theย Neighborhood Newsย applauds the excellence of our New Tampa schools.