The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 52% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cypress Creek Middle School
Cypress Creek Middle School sits on Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel, serving sixth through eighth graders in one of the fastest-growing corners of the Tampa Bay region. It is a regular public school in the Pasco County School District, not a charter or magnet school, and its enrollment places it in the larger range for a middle school of its grade band.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. White students make up roughly half of enrollment, Hispanic students about a third, Black students a smaller but meaningful share, and Asian and multiracial students the remainder. About three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that sits below the national norm for public schools. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the source material, so those populations are not characterized here.
On the Florida FAST assessment, sixth-grade math proficiency is solidly above the majority mark, and eighth-grade math is similarly strong. Seventh-grade math proficiency falls near the midpoint, which a parent may want to ask the school about when tracking whether students are prepared for algebra-level work by high school. In ELA, proficiency rates across all three grades are below those in math, with sixth grade performing best in reading and literacy and seventh and eighth grades closer to the halfway mark. Eighth-grade science proficiency on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment came in just above half of tested students. Trend data across prior years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. There are no AP or dual-enrollment considerations at this grade level, and no graduation rate applies to a middle school.
The comparison data for Pasco County produced only one district in the county, which means the standard neighbor comparison cannot be drawn in a meaningful way; Pasco County Schools is the dominant public-school system here, and cross-district contrasts are not applicable.
The school sits inside a community that is genuinely in motion. Wesley Chapel is publicly reported to be one of the fastest-growing communities in the Southeast, organized around master-planned subdivisions rather than a traditional town center. Daily life is car-dependent, commercial activity clusters along SR-54 and SR-56, and families arriving from denser metros will find little walkability outside their own subdivisions. The area has real retail and medical depth, anchored by a full-service hospital, a large county sports campus, and a campus of Pasco-Hernando State College nearby.
For families considering a home purchase near the school, housing values in this zip code are modestly above the Florida state benchmark and slightly above the national benchmark. Values have edged down year over year. Rents are running at a level that represents close to thirty percent of median household income nationally, which is at the traditional threshold of housing cost burden. Mortgage rates remain elevated relative to recent history.
The district context matters here. In 2022, Pasco County voters approved a property-tax referendum to fund teacher and staff salaries, and publicly reported data show that teacher vacancy counts dropped sharply after raises took effect. That referendum runs through mid-2027 and is expected to appear on the November 2026 ballot for renewal, meaning the additional millage could continue but is not guaranteed. A separate one-cent sales tax renewal approved in 2022 funds school construction and renovation, which matters in Wesley Chapel because growth has pushed at least one nearby high school well past capacity. Attendance zone boundaries in the Wesley Chapel area were adjusted effective 2026-2027, and a new high school is reportedly being accelerated to open in 2028. Families moving into this area should expect that school assignments, particularly at the high school level their current middle schoolers will reach, remain subject to change as the district manages rapid growth.
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