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Tampa Bay Christian Academy
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~515 students
Accepts scholarshipsSouthern BaptistCo-edAffordable
Tuition$10.5K/yr
TypeSouthern Baptist
Students~515
TAMPA BAY
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AdmitCompass tracks 20 baptist middle-level schools in Tampa Bay. Annual tuition ranges from $1.5K/yr to $10.5K/yr, with a median of $7K/yr across schools that publish a number. Tampa has the highest concentration with 4 schools, followed by New Port Richey (3). 20 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% 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: Scholarship-friendly, Tuition-Free.
Showing 10 of 20 Tampa Bay schools
- 2Wellmont Academy
St. Petersburg·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~85 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$10.4K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~85 - 3Land O' Lakes Christian School
Land O' Lakes·Pasco County·Grades PK-12·~530 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$7K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~530 - 4Central Baptist Christian School
Brandon·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~396 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$8.2K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~396 - 5First Baptist Ruskin Christian School
Ruskin·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~379 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$6.3K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~379 - 6First Christian Academy
New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades PK-8·~320 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$9.6K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~320 - 7First Baptist Brandon Christian Academy
Brandon·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-08·~308 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$8.5K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~308 - 8Providence Christian School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~300 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$5.1K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~300 - 9West Gate Christian School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~293 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$7K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~293 - 10Elfers Christian School
New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades PK-12·~268 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$8.3K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~268
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 Tampa Bay?
Across the 20 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $1.5K/yr to $10.5K/yr, with a median of $7K/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 Tampa Bay?
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?
20 of the 20 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?
Hope Christian School is the smallest with 53 students; Land O' Lakes Christian School is the largest at 530. 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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