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How has CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002479
CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4900 CYPRESS WOODS BLVD, PALM HARBOR, FL 34685 · (727) 538-7325 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
156 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 2024-25Enrollment
676
-127 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
76%
was 78%
% Hispanic
13%
was 12%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in PALM HARBOR, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS, works with 676 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
PINELLAS comprises 151 schools with combined enrollment of 87,955 students; CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at CYPRESS WOODS 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 south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.7%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pinellas County) logs that median household income runs about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.9%.
CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 803 students in 2018 to 676 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in PALM HARBOR
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 859 students
- OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 727 students
- CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 610 students
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,980
- EAST LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING1.0 mi · 392
- BROOKER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 501
- JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 859
- PLATO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS2.7 mi · 349
- HIGHLAND LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 676 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CYPRESS WOODS 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.