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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001600
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5900 DR MARTIN L KING ST S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705 · (727) 893-2335 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
207 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 76.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 574 | 36.1% | 76.4% |
| SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 520 | 39.6% | 60.8% |
| LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 656 | 33.8% | 62.3% |
| W T MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 519 | 39.9% | 58.9% |
| JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8 ST PETERSBURG | 817 | 37.6% | 67.5% |
| PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 431 | 39.4% | 61.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #262 of 2,136 | #15 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #297 of 2,149 ▲ 53 | #14 of 90 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #271 of 2,149 ▲ 67 | #15 of 90 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #1,124 of 2,267 | #19 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #585 of 2,077 | #70 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #443 of 2,108 | #29 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #1,680 of 2,188 | #65 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #863 of 1,374 | #55 of 75 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
574
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 574 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 36% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 44% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 41% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 44% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 25% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 39 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school based in ST PETERSBURG, Florida. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 574 students enrolled.
District-wide, PINELLAS has 151 schools and 87,955 students.
Enrollment at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. Other reported shares: 39% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 74% White among all Pinellas County residents. BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pinellas County is 45%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.1% at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.4%.
In the county around the school, Pinellas County, median household income is about $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 155 public schools operate in Pinellas County, serving about 87,955 students.
Nearby, LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 624 to 574.
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Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
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- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
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- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 880
- BAY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 519
- BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 390
- PINELLAS MYCROSCHOOL OF INTEGRATED ACADEMICS AND TECHNOLOGI1.1 mi · 149
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 446
- MAXIMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 9% Hispanic, 39% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.