CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an expansive intermediate school in LAND O LAKES, Florida, overseen by PASCO. Current enrollment sits at 1,365 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 72% larger than typical.

PASCO runs 105 schools in total, collectively educating 86,873 students. CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Pasco County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.6%, the actual is 67.8%, a residual of -4.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pasco County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 74.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL has climbed 11%, going from 1,231 students in 2018 to 1,365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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