Summary:
In zip code 34695, there is one middle school, Safety Harbor Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 956 students in the Safety Harbor area of the Pinellas County school district.
Safety Harbor Middle School shows a clear upward trajectory, improving its state ranking from the 44th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026. The school excels in advanced coursework, with 100% of Geometry EOC test-takers and 76% of Algebra 1 EOC test-takers achieving proficiency in 2025-2026, both well above district and state averages. Civics performance is also strong at 82% proficiency. However, the school faces a significant challenge in 7th-grade math, where only 19% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, a 34-point gap below the state average of 53%. This creates a "barbell" effect in math performance, with elite results in advanced courses but a critical weakness in on-grade-level 7th-grade math. Sixth graders perform well above state averages in both ELA (67%) and math (65%), while 8th graders are slightly below the state in ELA (59%) but above in math (69%).
The school spends $9,798 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. Chronic absenteeism at 27.8% is better than both the district (30.6%) and state (31.4%) averages. The free/reduced lunch rate is 44.04%. The inconsistent performance across grades, particularly the 7th-grade math struggle, suggests a potential transition issue that may require targeted intervention, even as the school's overall ranking continues to climb.
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