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South Bay Academy
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-10·~132 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edAffordable
Tuition$12K/yr
TypeChristian
Students~132
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Best Middle Schools in Riverview
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Looking for the best middle schools in Riverview? We track 10 K-12 options that serve middle grades. Annual tuition ranges from $4.7K/yr to $15.5K/yr, with a median of $10.8K/yr across schools that publish a number. Riverview has the highest concentration with 10 schools. 8 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 80% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Middle-school admission is the most competitive transition point at many independent schools. Expect a standardized test (ISEE, SSAT, or in-house), a writing sample, and teacher recommendations from 4th or 5th grade. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Pre-K, Elementary, High.
Showing 10 of 10 Riverview schools
- 2Center Academy-riverview
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades 04-12·~89 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$15.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~89 - 3Livingstone Academy - River View
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades 1-8·~85 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$12K/yrTypePrivateStudents~85 - 4St. Stephen Catholic School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-08·~303 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$9.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~303 - 5Providence Christian School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~300 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$5.1K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~300 - 6East Bay Christian School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~163 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$4.7K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~163 - 7The Academy At True Sanctuary Of Praise
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-06·~105 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edTuitionFreeTypeChristianStudents~105 - 8Cuttingedge Learning Academy Inc.
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-12·~90 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents~90 - 9Big Bend Academy Of Math And Science
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades K-8·~16 students
TuitionFreeTypeCharterStudents~16 - 10Bridgeprep Academy Of Riverview Middle-high
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades 6-12·~56 students
TuitionFreeTypeCharterStudents~56
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for middle schools in Riverview?
Across the 10 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $4.7K/yr to $15.5K/yr, with a median of $10.8K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Riverview?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
8 of the 10 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Big Bend Academy Of Math And Science is the smallest with 16 students; St. Stephen Catholic School is the largest at 303. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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