CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit K-5 school in PINELLAS PARK, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS. Current enrollment sits at 303 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 604.

CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that educates 87,955 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at CROSS BAYOU 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 noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pinellas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PINELLAS SECONDARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 303). White enrollment moved from 56% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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