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Raymond B. Stewart Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Raymond B. Stewart Middle School in Zephyrhills, FL, is a public school serving 954 students in grades 6-8 within the Pasco County School District, and it currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 17th percentile of Florida middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

The most significant challenge facing Stewart Middle is a chronic absenteeism crisis, with 39.2% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year—nearly three times higher than nearby high-performing schools like Pine View Middle School (13.1%) and Dr. John Long Middle School (16.0%). This absenteeism rate is more comparable to struggling schools in the neighboring Polk County district, such as Sleepy Hill Middle School (50.4%) and Kathleen Middle School (47.5%). Academic proficiency is consistently low, with test scores in English Language Arts and Math roughly 15-30 percentage points below the district average. For example, only 31% of 6th graders are proficient in Math compared to 58% district-wide, and only 39% of 7th graders are proficient in ELA compared to 62% district-wide. The school also serves a student population with a high level of economic need, with 57.2% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, which is significantly higher than the 18.4% at Dr. John Long Middle School.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. Stewart Middle has an exceptional track record in Algebra 1 End-of-Course exams, with 87% of students proficient in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the district (58%) and state (60%) averages. Additionally, the school's Civics EOC proficiency rate of 78% is 1 point above the state average. Interestingly, per-student spending at Stewart ($9,902) is competitive with higher-performing peers like Cypress Creek Middle School ($7,918) and Dr. John Long ($8,038), suggesting that the performance gap is tied more to non-academic factors like chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage than to funding. The school's performance aligns more closely with struggling schools in Polk County than with its higher-performing Pasco County peers, indicating that local community conditions play a significant role in student outcomes.

954

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,902

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38505 10th Ave
Zephyrhills, FL 33542

(813) 794-6500

District: Pasco

Students who attend Raymond B. Stewart Middle School usually attend:

High:

Zephyrhills High School

Feeder schools for Raymond B. Stewart Middle School:

Elementary:	Chester W. Taylor Junior Elementary School
	West Zephyrhills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

30.8%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Florida avg62%

1,011^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Middle Schools in the Pasco

37^th of 70Pasco among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	1011 of 1216	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	951 of 1205	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	892 of 1196	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	935 of 1177	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	883 of 1148	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	839 of 1136	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	739 of 1099	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	688 of 1035	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	720 of 1031	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	715 of 997	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	681 of 999	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.7	678 of 956	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	579 of 897	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	561 of 891	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	520 of 839	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	534 of 780	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	491 of 740	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	484 of 736	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	413 of 675	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	417 of 602	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.4	362 of 593	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Civics78%~ state avg

Algebra 157%-6 vs state

English Language Arts44%-18 vs state

Science40%-12 vs state

Math36%-23 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

I am a 8th grade student at Raymond B. Stewart Middle School, and I find the teachers overall to be very nice. Bullying is handled better than last year, but still needs improvement. One problem I have though is a low education level, I mean at this school I am learning stuff that I learned in fifth grade. Kids themselves do not seem like they care much about learning and in every class I have the highest grade. Kids call me the teachers pet, but I am just trying and not even getting good grades on everything. In all my classes the class average is a F, and I am getting tired of it. The school I think focuses to much on the band program, which since they got a new director isn't as good. Another bad thing is they have a award system called Off The Leash Lanyards, and one of the requirements is that you can't be absent more than three days. I thought this was a good idea at first, but then one of my buddies fell in a fire and had to get surgery. He had good grades and tried his hardest, but for the surgery he was out a week and couldn't get the lanyard. The school overall has good ideas, but those ideas need improvement. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, July 19, 2012

I was part of the Class 2011-2012 and to be honest, the three years I was there were dreadful! I didn't like most of the teachers and the administration was useless. They will not do anything with bullying or harassment complaints because they just don't care. I was also in the band program and from 6-7 grade it was great and we got AMAZING reviews from competitions. Then in my 8th grade year, we have a new band director and we have not been good since. It is boring and the band director is basically straight out of college. We went from having a record of 5 straight superiors (the highest rating) for 5 years to getting an excellent (second best rating) this year. They were a lot of fights at the middle school and I even remember there was one week that at least one fight occurred each day of that week! The teachers hold your hand at that school and we get away with A LOT at that school. The kids there have bad attitudes and so do the teachers. In my opinion, the principal is the worst out of the whole school. If you care about your child's education, DO NOT COME HERE! I came out as a straight A student but I felt like I taught myself instead of the teachers teaching me. There are some great teachers at that school but it is very rare. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

I went to this school during the 2007-2008 school year. I only went for that year and had just moved to florida. I've been to ALOT of schools(parents in the military) and this is hands down the worst school by far. The teachers are horrible and I didn't learn one useful thing while I was there. The kids are bullies and the administration won't do anything about it. The teachers are so bad i didn't do anything in my math class and passed with a B. I am not exaggerating. I hated this school so much I only went 4 days a week. Sometimes 3. Don't go . Close Quote

Schools Near Raymond B. Stewart Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	38505 10th Ave	Zephyrhills	33542	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 794-6500	954	50	19.0	57.2%	441 (46.2%)	143 (15.0%)	294 (30.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.8%)	22	1011^th of 1216 public middle schools	16.9%		24	951^st of 1205 public middle schools	21.1%	60	44.0	39.0	47.0	31.0	28.0	48.0	40.0	57.0		78.0	$9,902	$1,062	$8,839
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	38505 Centennial Rd	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 524-9700	688	36	19.3	49.6%	305 (44.3%)	71 (10.3%)	257 (37.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	27.5	950^th of 1216 public middle schools	21.9%		22.4	971^st of 1205 public middle schools	19.4%	21	49.0	46.0	49.0	32.0	15.0	59.0	40.0	81.0		79.0	$11,087	$1,918	$9,168
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	Public	6-8	30649 Wells Rd	Wesley Chapel	33545	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 794-0200	1,270	61	20.9	27.5%	493 (38.8%)	186 (14.6%)	411 (32.4%)	75 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.6%)	49.3	631^st of 1216 public middle schools	48.1%		50.4	585^th of 1205 public middle schools	51.5%	46	63.0	64.0	61.0	51.0	21.0	55.0	54.0	85.0	94.0	85.0	$8,378	$620	$7,758
Pasco Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13925 14th St	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 524-8400	819	41	20.1	51.4%	286 (34.9%)	119 (14.5%)	362 (44.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.1%)	28.1	937^th of 1216 public middle schools	22.9%		19.5	1010^th of 1205 public middle schools	16.2%	73	57.0	51.0	45.0	44.0	24.0	46.0	34.0	78.0	100.0	65.0	$9,353	$1,281	$8,073
Dr. John Long Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Mansfield Blvd	Wesley Chapel	33543	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-6200	1,496	70	21.3	18.4%	624 (41.7%)	127 (8.5%)	407 (27.2%)	241 (16.1%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	87 (5.8%)	75.9	249^th of 1216 public middle schools	79.5%		82.4	181^st of 1205 public middle schools	85.0%	68	73.0	74.0	73.0	76.0	43.0	82.0	66.0	90.0	96.0	86.0	$8,038	$319	$7,719
Cypress Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	8845 Old Pasco Rd	Wesley Chapel	33544	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-4600	1,283	64	20.0	26.4%	612 (47.7%)	126 (9.8%)	413 (32.2%)	40 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.9%)	54.9	542^nd of 1216 public middle schools	55.4%		57.4	491^st of 1205 public middle schools	59.3%	51	62.0	62.0	61.0	72.0	40.0	70.0	43.0	84.0	94.0	92.0	$7,918	$318	$7,600
Benito Middle School	Public	6-8	10101 Cross Creek Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 631-4694	903	47	19.1	28.7%	266 (29.5%)	203 (22.5%)	189 (20.9%)	161 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	64.8	398^th of 1216 public middle schools	67.3%		73.5	286^th of 1205 public middle schools	76.3%	112	66.0	70.0	67.0	65.0		60.0	69.0	98.0	100.0	83.0	$10,508	$795	$9,712
Kathleen Middle School	Public	6-8	3627 Kathleen Pnes	Lakeland	33810	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 853-6040	742	39	19.0	80.1%	250 (33.7%)	136 (18.3%)	330 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)	13.2	1100^th of 1216 public middle schools	9.5%		10.5	1107^th of 1205 public middle schools	8.1%	7	42.0	43.0	33.0	26.0	24.0	31.0	29.0	69.0	94.0	89.0	$10,631	$1,594	$9,036
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	17400 Commerce Park Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1180	779	39	20.0	39.3%	200 (25.7%)	170 (21.8%)	235 (30.2%)	112 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	64.6	403^rd of 1216 public middle schools	66.9%		66.3	371^st of 1205 public middle schools	69.2%	32	71.0	66.0	65.0	64.0	36.0	79.0	60.0	94.0	100.0	77.0	$11,172	$989	$10,183
Pine View Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5334 Parkway Blvd	Land O Lakes	34639	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 794-4800	929	51	18.2	20.7%	530 (57.1%)	68 (7.3%)	229 (24.7%)	35 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.7%)	53.3	568^th of 1216 public middle schools	53.3%		50.3	586^th of 1205 public middle schools	51.4%	18	67.0	58.0	60.0	51.0	31.0	63.0	63.0	90.0	100.0	80.0	$9,694	$356	$9,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond B. Stewart Middle School

Is Raymond B. Stewart Middle School a good school?

Raymond B. Stewart Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Florida middle schools.

How many students attend Raymond B. Stewart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 954 students attended Raymond B. Stewart Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Raymond B. Stewart Middle School?

Students at Raymond B. Stewart Middle School are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Raymond B. Stewart Middle School in?

Pasco

What high school do graduates of Raymond B. Stewart Middle School attend?

Students who attend Raymond B. Stewart Middle School usually go on to attend Zephyrhills High School

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