📍 6419 Louisiana Ave, New Port Richey, Pasco County, 34653
Gulf Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Port Richey, Pasco County. The school has 901 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pasco school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gulf Middle School enrolls 901 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 454 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
750 of the school's 901 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 679 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gulf Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 36.
Gulf Middle School is one of 103 schools in PASCO, based in LAND O LAKES, Florida. The district serves 86,627 students district-wide and employs 4,792 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 901 students, Gulf Middle School is close to the district average of about 841 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large