Paul R. Smith Middle School
1410 Sweetbriar Dr Holiday FL, 34691, Pasco County Phone: 727-246-3200 Ranking:  (1,900 out of 2,614, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Pasco County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 75 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,068 | 1,056 | 1,057 | 1,029 | 950 | 926 | 914 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 352 | 33.0% | 328 | 31.1% | 359 | 34.0% | 381 | 37.0% | 319 | 33.6% | 308 | 33.3% | 312 | 34.1% |
| Grade 7: | 340 | 31.8% | 363 | 34.4% | 367 | 34.7% | 332 | 32.3% | 314 | 33.1% | 309 | 33.4% | 331 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 376 | 35.2% | 365 | 34.6% | 331 | 31.3% | 316 | 30.7% | 317 | 33.4% | 309 | 33.4% | 271 | 29.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 572 | 53.6% | 556 | 52.7% | 531 | 50.2% | 529 | 51.4% | 478 | 50.3% | 469 | 50.6% | 452 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 496 | 46.4% | 500 | 47.3% | 526 | 49.8% | 500 | 48.6% | 416 | 43.8% | 403 | 43.5% | 410 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 20 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.0% | 23 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 174 | 16.3% | 179 | 17.0% | 199 | 18.8% | 173 | 16.8% | 151 | 15.9% | 108 | 11.7% | 88 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 66 | 6.2% | 66 | 6.3% | 61 | 5.8% | 58 | 5.6% | 60 | 6.3% | 55 | 5.9% | 47 | 5.1% |
| White: | 749 | 70.1% | 726 | 68.8% | 719 | 68.0% | 723 | 70.3% | 662 | 69.7% | 696 | 75.2% | 709 | 77.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 5.0% | 60 | 5.7% | 51 | 4.8% | 44 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 712 | 66.7% | 743 | 70.4% | 736 | 69.6% | 675 | 65.6% | 570 | 60.0% | 492 | 53.1% | 412 | 45.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 10.2% | 117 | 11.1% | 113 | 10.7% | 117 | 11.4% | 112 | 11.8% | 119 | 12.9% | 115 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.24 | 14.27 | 15.23 | 15.47 | 16.67 | 14.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 402 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 406 | 406 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 313 | 316 |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 313 | 319 |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 315 | 319 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 226 | 227 |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 226 | 226 |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 318 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 318 | 315 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 318 | 315 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 226 | 225 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 226 | 225 |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 310 | 314 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 312 | 314 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 313 | 314 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 235 | 236 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 236 | 235 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 319 | 318 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 325 | 322 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 325 | 322 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 232 | 231 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 232 | 231 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 323 | 322 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 324 | 324 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 323 | 325 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 242 | 243 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 241 | 240 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 313 | 312 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 311 | 312 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 313 | 313 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 237 | 237 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 237 | 237 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 309 | 305 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 312 | 310 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 319 | 315 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 316 | 316 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 201 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 73.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 26.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,206.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,626.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,550.0 |
* Paul R. Smith Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.