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High Schools In Hillsborough County Ranked Among The Best In The Nation
Dontavius Malphus, the son of Wilbert Mal- phus, Jr. and Shawana Carter, graduated May 5, 2018, from the University of South Florida with a major in finance and additional studies in engineering.
The grandson of Wilbert and Patricia Mal- phus, Dontavius has been a part-time sales employee for Norstrom for the past 2 years.
His brother, Wilbert, III, graduated in December from Alcorn State University with a degree in Robotic and Au- tomation Engineering.
DONTAVIUS MALPHUS
Students in Hillsborough County Public Schools are re- ceiving a top-notch educa- tion, outperforming many other students across the country. The Best High Schools in America, as ranked by U. S. News & World Report, was released Wednesday ranking nine Hillsborough County public high schools as tops in the state and the nation.
Highlights include Plant (#29), Robinson (#32), and Newsome (#33) High Schools, all ranked in the top 33 in the state, with Robin- son High School also ranked as the 79th best magnet school in the nation.
The U. S. News & World Report rankings include data on more than 20,500 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools are awarded gold, sil- ver or bronze medals. The rankings are based on per-
formance on state assess- ments and how well they serve all students, not just those bound for college.
“Our students continue to show our community and everyone across the nation the skills and knowledge they are mastering in our class- rooms,” said Superintendent Jeff Eakins. “Along with our record-setting gradua- tion rate and our ranking as a top large school district in the country, this shows another reason parents are excited about our schools. I applaud our teachers, administrators and support staff for contin- uing to challenge our stu- dents and provide them the supports they need to be suc- cessful.”
The high schools were ranked statewide and nation- ally, along with a separate category for the best magnet programs. Nine Hillsborough County Public Schools were ranked among the best in the state and nationwide, and four ranked among the best schools with magnet pro- grams. The list includes:
Gold Medal
Plant High School, #29 in
Florida (#343 nationally) Robinson High School, #32 in Florida (463 nation-
ally) (#79 Magnet ranking) Newsome High School, #33 in Florida (466 nation-
ally)
Silver Medal
Steinbrenner High School, #37 in Florida (#513 nationally)
Sickles High School, #56 in Florida (719 nationally)
Strawberry Crest High School, #64 in Florida (810 nationally) (116 in magnet rankings)
Tampa Bay Tech High School, #104 in Florida (1,225 nationally) (163 in magnet rankings)
Riverview High School, #115 in Florida (1,465 nation- ally)
Jefferson High School #126 in Florida (1,654 na- tionally) (213 in magnet rankings)
Of the Florida institutions that ranked among the 2018 Best High Schools, 36 earned gold medals, 135 earned sil- ver medals and 68 earned bronze medals.
See the rankings at https://bit.ly/2oQLn68.
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