GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL

GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-tier middle-grades school in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, part of PASCO. The school caters to 796 students in grades 6 through 8.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.6%; this one comes in at 31.5%, -19.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Pasco County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,492, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pasco County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), of which GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GULF HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 897 (now 796). White enrollment moved from 58% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.