Best Schools: How Pasco County Schools Ranked On 2022 Niche

PASCO COUNTY, FL — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offer a look at how K-12 schools in Pasco County compare with one another.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings this week, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Pasco County including academics, teachers and diversity.

In Florida, the Pasco County School District ranked No. 20 out of Florida's 69 school districts for best districts for athletics; No. 24 for most diverse school districts; and 29 for best school districts in Florida.

The Pasco County School District received an overall niche grade of B, including B+ for academics, C+ for teachers, B- for clubs and activities, A for diversity, A- for college prep and C for health and safety.

Here are how the public, magnet charter and private schools fared in the rankings in Pasco County.

Public high schools

• Grade A — James W. Mitchell High School, ranked 87 in Florida, ranked No. 1 in Pasco County
• Grade A — Land O' Lakes High School, ranked 90 in Florida, ranked No. 2 in Pasco County
• Grade A — Wiregrass Ranch High School, ranked 105 in Florida
• Grade A- — Pasco eSchool, ranked 151 in Florida
• Grade A- — Dayspring Academy (K-12), ranked 154 in Florida
• Grade A- — Wendell Krinn Technical High School, ranked 159 in Florida
• Grade A- — Sunlake High School, ranked 178 in Florida
• Grade A- — River Ridge High School, ranked 200 in Florida
• Grade A- — Cypress Creek Middle/High School (6-12), ranked 201 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Wesley Chapel High School, ranked 271 in Florida
• Grade B — Gulf High School, ranked 337 in Florida
• Grade B — Classical Preparatory School, ranked 340 in Florida
• Grade B- — Pasco High School
• Grade B- — Anclote High School
• Grade C+ — Fivay High School
• Grade C+ — Zephyrhills High School
• Grade C+ — Hudson High School
• Grade C — Pepin Academies of Pasco County
• Grade C — PACE Center for Girls Pasco
• Grade C- — James Irvin Education Center

Middle schools

• Grade A- — Pasco eSchool, ranked 104 for public middle schools in Florida
• Grade A- — Dayspring Academy (K-12), ranked 109 in Florida
• Grade A- — Countryside Montessori Academy (1-8), ranked 127 in Florida
• Grade A- — Cypress Creek Middle/High School (6-12) ranked 208 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Dr. John Long Middle School, ranked 246 in Florida
• Grade B+ —Pasco Charter Academy (K-7), ranked 272 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Seven Springs Middle School, ranks 287 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Charles S. Rushe Middle School, ranked 302 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Academy at the Farm, ranked 305 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Imagine School at Land O' Lakes, ranked 344 in Florida
• Grade B — Thomas E. Weightman Middle School, ranked 402 in Florida
• Grade B — Pine View Middle School, ranked 473 in Florida
• Grade B — Classical Preparatory School (PK, K-12), ranked 482 in Florida
• Grade B — River Ridge Middle School, ranked 537 in Florida
• Grade B- — Athenian Academy of Technology and Arts
• Grade B- — Crews Lake Middle School
• Grade B- — Pasco Middle School
• Grade C+ — Chasco Middle School
• Grade C+ — Gulf Middle School
• Grade C+ — Bayonet Point Middle School
• Grade C+ — Raymond B. Stewart Middle School
• Grade C+ — Centennial Middle School
• Grade C+ — Paul R. Smith Middle School
• Grade C — Pepin Academies of Pasco County
• Grade C — Hudson Middle School
• Grade C — PACE Center for Girls Pasco (6-12)
• Grade C- — James Irvin Education Center (6-12)

Elementary schools

• Grade A- — Dayspring Academy (K-12), ranked 216 in Florida
• Grade A- — Countryside Montessori Academy (1-8), ranked 242 in Florida
• Grade A- — Oakstead Elementary School, ranked 336 in Florida
• Grade A- — Trinity Elementary School, ranked 347 in Florida
• Grade A- — Sanders Memorial Elementary School, ranked 356 in Florida
• Grade A- — Odessa Elementary School, ranked 381 in Florida
• Grade A- — Bexley Elementary School, ranked 401 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Sand Pine Elementary School, ranked 499 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Pasco Charter Academy (K-7), ranked 530 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Academy at the Farm (K-8), ranked 583 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Veterans Elementary School, ranked 605 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Seven Oaks Elementary School, ranked 617 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Longleaf Elementary School, ranked 621 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Wiregrass Elementary School, ranked 635 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Imagine School at Land O' Lakes (K-8), ranked 654 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Trinity Oaks Elementary School, ranked 668 in Florida
• Grade B+ — Lake Myrtle Elementary School, ranked 676 in Florida
• Grade B — Denham Oaks Elementary School, ranked 763 in Florida
• Grade B — Wesley Chapel Elementary School, ranked 781 in Florida
• Grade B — Double Branch Elementary School, ranked 842 in Florida
• Grade B — Plato Academy, ranked 857 in Florida
• Grade B — Watergrass Elementary School, ranked 895 in Florida
• Grade B — Deer Park Elementary School, ranked 918 in Florida
• Grade B — Quail Hollow Elementary School, ranked 937 in Florida
• Grade B — Pine View Elementary School, ranked 940 in Florida
• Grade B — Classical Preparatory School (PK, K-12), ranked 945 in Florida
• Grade B — Connerton Elementary School
• Grade B- — Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts
• Grade B- — Learning Lodge Academy
• Grade B- — Shady Hills Elementary School
• Grade B- — Moon Lake Elementary School
• Grade B- — San Antonio Elementary School
• Grade B- — Chester W. Taylor Elementary School
• Grade B- — New River Elementary School
• Grade B- — Centennial Elementary School
• Grade B- — Cypress Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Mittye P. Locke Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Schrader Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Cotee River Elementary School
• Grade C+ — James M. Marlowe Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Pasco Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Gulf Trace Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Seven Springs Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Gulf Highlands Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Woodland Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Lacoochee Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Sunray Elementary School
• Grade C+ — Anclote Elementary School
• Grade C — Richey Elementary School
• Grade C — Northwest Elementary School
• Grade C — Pepin Academies of Pasco County (3-12)
• Grade C — Chasco Elementary School
• Grade C — Gulfside Elementary School
• Grade C — Fox Hollow Elementary School
• Grade C — Calusa Elementary School
• Grade C — West Zephyrhills Elementary School
• Grade C- — Rodney B Cox Elementary School
• Grade C- — Hudson Elementary School
• Grade C- — Pasco Virtual School

Private schools

• Grade A+ — Academy at the Lakes (PK, K-12), ranked No. 5 in Tampa Bay
• Grade A+ — Saint Anthony Catholic School (K-8)
• Grade A — Wider Horizons School (PK, K-12), ranked No. 13 in Tampa Bay
• Grade A — Saddlebrook Preparatory School, ranked No. 15 in Tampa Bay
• Grade A- — Land O' Lakes Christian School, ranked 21 in Tampa Bay
• Grade A- — Grace Christian School (K-12)
• Grade B — New Port Richey Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School (PK, K-8)
• Grade B — Web of Wisdom (K-12)
• Grade B — North Tampa Christian Academy (K-12)
• Grade B — Elfers Christian School (PK, K-12)
• Grade B — Spring Hill Christian Academy (PK, K-12)
• Grade B — Zephyrhills Christian Academy (PK, K-12)
• Grade C+ — Families of Faith Christian Academy International (K-12)

If you don't see a school listed, it means Niche didn't rank it.

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here