| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Hillsborough County, FL |
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| Total Students |
1817 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
68 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 584 students | | Grade 10 - 500 students | | Grade 11 - 386 students | | Grade 12 - 347 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:27 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
65% |
18% |
| % Black |
12% |
26% |
| % White |
21% |
52% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
54% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
12% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(FL) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Hillsborough County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
261 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
195,331 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,590,138,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,653,812,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,141 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,467 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
87% |
90% |
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- A. P. Leto Comprehensive High School is a public high school within the Hillsborough County School District and is located at 4409 West Sligh Avenue in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. Leto hosts grades 9-12 and adult night school.
- School Characteristics
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A.P. Leto Comprehensive High School is an inner-city school that is nestled in a predominantly Hispanic part of a coastal, central Florida city. The initial year of operation was 1965, opening with grades nine through eleven. The school now consists of grades nine through twelve and is a true comprehensive high school. The school recently went through a fifteen million dollar renovation restoring and upgrading this one of a kind facility.
- The facility is an open-air design with Individual buildings connected by covered walkways. The facility includes football, baseball, and softball fields, as well as a gymnasium, auditorium and multi-purpose room. The school also has vocational facilities for automotive, carpentry, computer repair, agriculture, cosmetology, family and consumer sciences, health occupations, and a new addition to be completed in March 2006 for culinary arts. There is a full service media center and seven student-centered computer labs.
- The faculty of the school consists of 218 employees separated into administrative, instructional, non-instructional, clerical, and custodial classifications. Victor Fernandez is the current principal, appointed in April 2009.. There are five assistant principals and 98 teachers in the instructional classification.
- Ethnicity / Demographics
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- The school currently operates as a Title I school (receiving additional funds from the federal government) with 66.4% of the student population free or reduced lunch eligible.
- History
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The school is named in honor Ateo Phillip Leto, a former principal at Jefferson and at Chamberlain High School in Tampa. He was originally to serve as the school's first principal but died before the school year began.
- Leto was established in 1965 with only grades with 9-11 and did not graduate a class until 1967. Although the largest school in Hillsborough County, it lacked a gymnasium and stadium. Leto opened with 1,670 students it first year. The school is situated on .
- The school colors are Vegas gold, scarlet red, and white. The school mascot is the Falcon. Several traditions are upheld at Leto including Class Capers, Spirit Week, and Night to Fly
- Publications
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The Leto Legend - Student-run and produced newspaper for Leto High School.
The Quill - Literary magazine of student poetry, art and prose.
The Talon - Student-run and produced yearbook for Leto High School. - Graduation rates
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2004-05 = 86%
2003-04 = 81%
2001-02 = 69%
2000-01 = 67.9%
1999-00 = 59%
- School Report Card
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2007-08 = C
2006-07 = D
2005-06 = C
2004-05 = C
2003-04 = D
2002-03 = D
2001-02 = D
2000-01 = C
1999-00 = C
1998-99 = C
- Improvement
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Leto was one of 16 schools nation-wide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Notable alumni
- Michael Jenkins '99 (Mike Jenkins)- Wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. All time leader in receiving yardage for The Ohio State University Buckeyes.
- Damu Cherry '95 (American Hurdler) Damu Cherry qualifed for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. She placed 3rd in her first round and won her semi-final heat. She ended up placing 4th in the final.
- External links
- A. P. Leto High School website
- Lady Leto Falcons Softball website
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (33614) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
43,803 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
24% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$32,969
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
32 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
43% / 57% |
67% / 33% |
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