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Centennial Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Centennial Middle School in Dade City, FL, serves 688 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Pasco County School District, a mid-sized school where about half of the students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, Centennial is a low-performing school with a 1-star rating, ranking in the 22nd percentile statewide. This is significantly lower than nearby schools like Dr. John Long Middle School (4-star, 80th percentile) and Pine View Middle School (3-star, 53rd percentile). However, there are bright spots. Students taking Algebra 1 consistently excel, with 81% proficiency in 2025-2026, far above the district and state averages. Civics has also seen dramatic improvement, rising from 43% to 79% proficiency over three years, now exceeding the state average. English Language Arts (ELA) shows steady year-over-year growth across all grades, with 6th-grade proficiency climbing from 28% to 49% in the same period. The school spends $11,087 per student, the highest among comparable Pasco middle schools, yet this investment hasn't yet translated into top-tier results.

Key challenges include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.8%, which is nearly double that of higher-performing peers like Dr. John Long (16.0%) and Pine View (13.1%). Math is a particular struggle, especially in 7th grade, where only 15% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—a 38-point gap below the state average. In contrast, 8th-grade math proficiency (59%) is much closer to the state average (61%). Compared to its closest peer, Pasco Middle School (just 3.92 miles away with similar demographics), Centennial outperforms in nearly every subject area, suggesting its programs and staff may be slightly more effective despite shared challenges.

688

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,087

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38505 Centennial Rd
Dade City, FL 33525

(352) 524-9700

District: Pasco

Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pasco High School

Feeder schools for Centennial Middle School:

Elementary:	Pasco Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

37.4%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg62%

Florida avg62%

950^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	950 of 1216	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	971 of 1205	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	963 of 1196	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	945 of 1177	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	821 of 1148	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	672 of 1136	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	712 of 1099	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	716 of 1035	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	683 of 1031	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	687 of 997	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	662 of 999	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.2	558 of 956	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	436 of 897	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	436 of 891	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	359 of 839	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	356 of 780	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	320 of 740	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	287 of 736	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	298 of 675	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	290 of 602	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	352 of 593	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 181%+18 vs state

Civics79%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-13 vs state

Science40%-12 vs state

Math39%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Dislike school and staff is not very friendly . And they have double jeopardy when student has oss ! Find this very unfair ! Changing schools because of this ! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Our experience at this school has been a huge disappointment. The town ranted and raved about this school and we requested special placement so our children could attend and it ended up being a huge mistake. Their teaching method, or lack thereof for some teachers, is ridiculous. They don't formally teach the children, they assign work packets and give the children a deadline to complete and don't allow ample time in the week to accurately finish. Children can't raise their hand if they have a question, they're supposed to write their name on the board and the teacher helps them when they can. So if your child needs guidance on a question in their packet and the teacher doesn't get to their name, the child doesn't know how to complete the work, which they're then penalized for by receiving an F or zero. Their grades are monitored via online and the teachers have to update the child's profile by entering their earned grade, which half the teachers don't regularly do. So if your child completes a project or packet and submits it but the teacher doesn't enter the final grade then your child's online grade is zero. We have to constantly send emails requesting the grades be updated so we can see our child's current grade and accurate progress. Not to mention one teacher in particular loses the submitted homework and tries to blame the child, accusing they didn't complete. We proved on one instance that our child indeed submitted the work and miraculously their grade was updated the next day, after the teacher swore our child didn't complete it. I've heard tale a certain teacher even struck a child, although that teacher no longer works there, it wasn't due to being fired, they merely transferred to another school within the county. Our child was assaulted by another student so our child defended themselves, rightfully so, and it ended up being our child who was reprimanded by the principal nothing was done to the aggressor. We of course didn't scold our child for defending themselves but it's hard to preach kindness and good citizenship to your children when they see bullies being allowed to be bullies. We've always been an A student family but since attending Centennial our child has struggled needlessly and aggressively just to maintain. The faculty calls their new teaching method a tool to teach the children independence but we say it's setting them up for failure. Our job is teach independence, the schools job is to academically teach, which our children are doing for themselves. Beware Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Middle School

Is Centennial Middle School a good school?

Centennial Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Florida middle schools.

What district is Centennial Middle School in?

Pasco

What high school do graduates of Centennial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually go on to attend Pasco High School

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Middle School?

Students at Centennial Middle School are 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Centennial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Centennial Middle School.

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