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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001603

BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1156 LAKEVIEW RD, CLEARWATER, FL 33756 · (727) 469-5983 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
339 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
45
Kindergarten
58
Grade 1
70
Grade 2
65
Grade 3
74
Grade 4
64
Grade 5
79
Student demographics
White
7416%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
22249%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 38%
Black
13129%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Two+
245%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23552%
Female
22048%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
45.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 8 points.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
455
-136 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.2:1
% White
16%
was 18%
% Hispanic
49%
was 49%
% Black
29%
was 27%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in CLEARWATER, Florida, BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a cozy elementary-level community, one of the schools within PINELLAS. It educates 455 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 25% below that benchmark.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 29% Black, 16% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.8%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household income runs about $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 591 (now 455). Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Pinellas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PINELLAS
Address
1156 LAKEVIEW RD, CLEARWATER, FL 33756
Phone
(727) 469-5983
County
Pinellas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
455
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
339 (75%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
120156001603
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 49% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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