THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a roomy intermediate school in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida, THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 1,270 students from grades 6 through 8, run under PASCO. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 105 schools operated by PASCO, a district that teaches 86,873 students overall.

On the student-mix side, THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Pasco County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pasco County put median household earnings sit near $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pasco County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students), THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THOMAS E. WEIGHTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 27%: 1,003 students in 2018 compared to 1,270 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 44% to 39%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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