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Sickles High School
7950 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL, 33626 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Sickles High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Hillsborough County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2660 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 107 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 759 students
Grade 10 - 818 students
Grade 11 - 567 students
Grade 12 - 516 students
This School ( FL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:25 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( FL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 2%
% Hispanic 20% 22%
% Black 7% 28%
% White 69% 47%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School ( FL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 8% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Hillsborough County School District
This School's Agency ( FL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 261 20
Number of Students Managed 193,379 students 12,279 students
District Total Revenue $1,590,138,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $1,653,812,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $8,223 $7,795
District Expenditure / Student $8,552 $7,471
District Graduation Rates 87% 81%
School Notes:
  • Walter L. Sickles High School is located in Tampa, Florida at 7950 Gunn Highway. Its mascot is the gryphon. Its colors are green, grey and white.
  • History: Sickles High School opened its doors in August of 1997. They are one of the two "A" high schools in the county.
  • Sports: The Walter L. Sickles High School sports program is a comprehensive extra-curricular model that includes all major sports played Hillsborough County.
  • Football: Sickles only won one game in its inaugural year. It was an away victory against Wharton High School (10-6). They showed signs of life and with two back to back positive seasons. In 2006 the Sickles junior varsity went 3-3 scoring 41 points against King in their last game. Sickles Varsity went 0-10 in 2006.
  • Baseball: In 1999 the Gryphon baseball team went to the playoffs.
  • Basketball: In 2006 the Boys Basketball team posted a 24-4 record, won the district 6A-7 Championship and hosted their first ever FHSAA state regional quarterfinal game against Lakeland High. The head coach is Renaldo Garcia.
  • Wrestling: Sickles Wrestling is one of the best programs in the school, featuring the first Sickles State Champion, Jegan Gabbidon at 130lbs. Sickles Wrestling is coached by Terry Brockland, Matt Logan, and Jerry Brisco.
  • '06 Varsity Wrestlers:
  • 103: Brad Elzinga 112: Jordan Krell 119: Jake Bolnick 125: Wes Hegge 130: Joseph Brisco 135: Jamie Moore 140: Chris Coffey 145: Matt Aquino/Josh Polus 152: David Mays 160: Minh Kim/Ryan Gibbs 171: Jess Baker 189: Adam Waymouth 215: Chris Pasco 275 Joe Russel.
  • State Placers: Jegan Gabbidon: 1st 130lb; Stan Libitore: 2nd; Omar Mubaidin: 3rd 171lb; Alex Penabody: 6th 135lb; Jake Bolnick: 6th 112lb; Joe Russel: 4th 275lb.
  • Yearbook: The year book is called the Solleret. Buy on open house because prices will go up around five dollars a month.
  • 1998-1999: Forest green with grey spine.
  • 1999-2000: "fast forward" Grey.
  • 2000-2001: "I am.."; White.
  • 2001-2002: "Transformed"; Black.
  • 2002-2003: "Epitome"; Grey theme.
  • 2003-2004: "Simplify"; White - Christina Blood, Alex Walford.
  • 2004-2005: "Glimpse"; Metallic green - Emily Belz, Alicia Rose, Leah Saunders.
  • 2005-2006: "Morph"; Black with metallic silver and green - Alyssa Moffitt, Jessica Seal.
  • Library: The Sickles Media Center contains 28,500 titles and 50 research computers. Students and teachers alike make use of the multiple resources available including online subscription services to Thomson/Gale's Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, Grolier Online and World Book Online. Located on the 2nd floor, the media center has a wall of windows and a veranda which overlooks a small lake.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (33626)
School Zip (33626) (FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 11,116 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 60% 27%
Population Average Age 34 years old 38.7 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $79,561 $38,451
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.5 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 12 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 88% / 12% 67% / 33%
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