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Which teacher or staff member at TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002400
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
501 N FLORIDA AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689 · (727) 943-5511 · Pinellas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
299 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 224 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 59.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 649 | 46.1% | 59.7% |
| STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL STUART | 777 | 47.2% | 56.4% |
| CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 715 | 44.2% | 65.7% |
| SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 690 | 47.7% | 68.5% |
| LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 580 | 49.5% | 52.5% |
| GREEN COVE SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 793 | 46.5% | 69.1% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #196 of 560 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #218 of 560 ▲ 11 | #9 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #178 of 560 ▼ 22 | #8 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #413 of 584 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #259 of 547 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #262 of 553 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #354 of 565 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #92 of 379 | #8 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
649
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,348
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 46% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 48% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 50% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 49% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 50% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 44 | 19.8:1 | 48% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 1,131 | 67 | 16.9:1 | 36% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 1,568 | 67 | 23.4:1 | 17% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 1,348 | 77 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
In TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, part of Pinellas County, TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 649 students.
PINELLAS enrolls 87,955 students in 151 schools, including TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 58% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Pinellas County overall, about 74% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.1 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 46% of students. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County.
allk12 grades TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 58.1% and the result is 59.7%.
In the county around the school, Pinellas County, median household income is about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 155 public schools in Pinellas County.
TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.5 miles from TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's size has been steady, with 651 students in 2020-21 and 649 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.1 to 19.1 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in TARPON SPRINGS
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,111 students
- BROOKER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 501 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- EAST LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERINGMiddle · 392 students
Nearby schools
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,111
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 428
- GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 393
- TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 417
- PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 830
- TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE2.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 06-08.
Is TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.