Shields Middle School
Ruskin, FL · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Shields Middle School is a middle school in Ruskin, FL with 1,867 students enrolled and a 34% proficiency rate. Part of Hillsborough. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Shields Middle School is a middle school located in Ruskin, Florida. The school serves 1,867 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 34% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Shields Middle School is part of the Hillsborough in Florida. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Shields Middle School has 1,867 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Hillsborough (746 students). Its 34% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points below the district average of 48%. Compared to the Florida state average of 48%, the school performs 15 points lower. The 21.7:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shields Middle School has 1,867 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 34% of students at Shields Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Shields Middle School is part of the Hillsborough in Ruskin, Florida. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.