DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY

DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, run under PINELLAS, enrolling 536 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 151 schools in PINELLAS (87,955 students total), DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY shows that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 62.3%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household income runs about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY is one.

GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.3%.

DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 36% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.