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WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling 9-12 campus in WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida, operated by PASCO. The school hosts 2,218 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL sits 114% larger than that benchmark.
WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 105 schools operated by PASCO, a district that instructs 86,873 students overall.
Demographically, WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL logs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pasco County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Pasco County shows median household income runs about $70,492, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).
The closest other public school is WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.1%.
WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 2,253 students in 2018 to 2,218 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 51% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.
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