BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary campus in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS. The school works with 390 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

PINELLAS runs 151 schools in total, collectively educating 87,955 students. BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 51.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household income runs about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is BAY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 38%, going from 625 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 69% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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