CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an average-sized middle-grades school in CLEARWATER, Florida, CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 736 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within PINELLAS.

PINELLAS runs 151 schools in total, collectively educating 87,955 students. CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.1%; actual is 86.6%, +17.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

Nearest neighbor: SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 796 students in 2018 compared to 736 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 19% to 25%.

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