RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL

RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized junior highs in ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida, part of PASCO, with 954 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Across the 105 schools in PASCO (86,873 students total), RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Pasco County shows median household earnings sit near $70,492, 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 RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WEST ZEPHYRHILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.1%.

RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 932 students in 2018 to 954 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 60% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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