Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156008365
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
8600 BOCA CIEGA DR, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33706 · (727) 893-2630 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
96 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 76.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 313 | 30.7% | 77.2% |
| PLATO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS TARPON SPRINGS | 349 | 33.0% | 66.2% |
| PLATO SEMINOLE LARGO | 311 | 31.8% | 55.6% |
| ACADEMIE DA VINCI CHARTER SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 336 | 29.5% | 78.7% |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA BEACH | 275 | 34.9% | 72.6% |
| TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE TARPON SPRINGS | 267 | 29.6% | 87.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #243 of 2,136 | #14 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #203 of 2,149 ▲ 130 | #10 of 90 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #178 of 2,149 ▲ 365 | #9 of 90 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,964 of 2,267 | #81 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #243 of 2,077 | #48 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #1,523 of 2,108 | #72 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #1,802 of 2,188 | #75 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #974 of 1,374 | #59 of 75 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 37% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL.
About GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ST. PETERSBURG, Florida. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 313 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
PINELLAS is made up of 151 schools with 87,955 students in all.
Roughly 72% of students at GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL are White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 74% White share among all Pinellas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL and a ratio of 13.6:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 31% of students. The rate at public schools in Pinellas County averages 45%, higher than here.
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, the prediction is 65.8% and the result is 77.2%.
Federal survey data for Pinellas County show that the median household income is $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 155 public schools in Pinellas County, enrolling about 87,955 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 59.6%, lower than GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's 77.2%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 313, close to the 311 recorded in 2020-21.
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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
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- PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 459
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 260
- BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 237
- AZALEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 426
- BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,039
- AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL have?
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL reports a student body of 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL?
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
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