CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY

Located at 531 BELTREES ST, in DUNEDIN, Florida, CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that hosts 538 students (grades K through 5), run under PINELLAS.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY records that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Pinellas County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 71.2%; CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY posts 86.9%, +15.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put median household earnings sit near $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pinellas County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DUNEDIN HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.9%.

CURTIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 536 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.