Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001601
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
350 61ST ST S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33707 · (727) 893-2332 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
173 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
65%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
63.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 53.0% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 237 | 73.0% | 54.2% |
| KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 277 | 72.9% | 70.6% |
| COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DANIA BEACH | 252 | 69.8% | 43.8% |
| HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 191 | 67.5% | 40.4% |
| THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT GAINESVILLE | 176 | 71.0% | 47.9% |
| TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET TAMPA | 234 | 73.1% | 44.2% |
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 BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,125 of 2,136 | #66 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #959 of 2,149 ▲ 282 | #58 of 90 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,074 of 2,149 ▲ 236 | #65 of 90 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #2,070 of 2,267 | #89 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #21 of 2,077 | #7 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #580 of 2,108 | #37 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #344 of 2,188 | #13 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #83 of 1,374 | #5 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
237
-53 (-18%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 73% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 80% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 22 | 13.0:1 | 82% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 78% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 81% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 78% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 81% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 49% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 20 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, is BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 237 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 61% below that mark.
PINELLAS has a total of 151 schools and 87,955 students, BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Federal enrollment data show BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 52% Black. Next come 20% White, 17% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 10% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Of all students at BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pinellas County average 45%.
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Florida public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 44.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.2%.
For Pinellas County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,646 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pinellas County number 155, with about 87,955 students.
The closest school to BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 54.2% compares with 57.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 18% over 4 years, reaching 237 in 2024-25.
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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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Other Bear Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bear Creek Elementary. BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolMONUMENT, CO · 869 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 631 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 524 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolBend, OR · 521 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 509 students
Nearby schools
- BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,039
- PINELLAS TELESCHOOL1.0 mi · 130
- DISSTON ACADEMY1.0 mi · 63
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 260
- PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 459
- GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
Is BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BEAR CREEK 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.