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Best Middle Schools
in PASCO

This page covers 16 middle schools in PASCO. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Middle Schools Rankings

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rank
PINE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,170 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
2
rank
SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,628 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
3
rank
THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,250 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
19.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,107 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
18.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,349 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
22.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
6
rank
CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,399 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
20.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–081,548 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
20.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
29/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
8
rank
GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–08901 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
9
rank
HUDSON ACADEMY
Grades 04–08964 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
10
rank
CHASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 06–08688 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,709
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
6 more middle schools in PASCO not shown here.
View all schools in PASCO
How We Rank Middle Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the middle school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
35%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Reflects long-run economic outcomes for children raised in this area.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes. Particularly important during the middle years when academic and social needs are at their most complex.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
15%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Reflects the economic profile of the community the school serves.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Middle Schools
102
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
41
Avg Score
District profilePASCO
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.