Summary:
In zip code 33771, there is one middle school, Largo Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Largo, Florida, which is part of the Pinellas County School District, a high-performing district ranked in the 79th percentile statewide.
Largo Middle School presents a striking paradox: it excels in advanced math courses but struggles significantly with grade-level academics. In the 2025-2026 school year, 86% of students were proficient in Algebra 1 and 90% in Geometry, far exceeding district and state averages. However, only 10% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math, compared to 53% statewide, and 8th-grade science proficiency was just 40%, well below the district's 59%. English Language Arts (ELA) is a consistent weakness across all grades, with proficiency rates 10-20 points below the district average. The school's state ranking has declined for three consecutive years, dropping from the 36th percentile to the 22nd percentile, and chronic absenteeism is high at 34.7%.
Despite spending $11,134 per student, which is a significant amount, these resources are not translating into strong overall outcomes. The school has a 54.92% free/reduced lunch rate and a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. While Civics proficiency showed improvement to 75% in 2025-2026, it was volatile compared to the prior year. The overall picture is of a school with a strong advanced program that is failing the majority of its students in core subjects, suggesting a need for strategic intervention to address the gap between its high-performing and struggling students.
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