PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL

PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of middle-of-the-pack scale in HOLIDAY, Florida, overseen by PASCO, instructing 830 students in grades 6 through 8.

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

Demographically, PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black. By comparison, Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -12.3 points.

In the broader community, Pasco County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

The closest other public school is ANCLOTE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 19%, going from 1,024 students in 2018 to 830 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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