Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153001588
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2329 ANCLOTE BLVD, HOLIDAY, FL 34691 · (727) 774-6000 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
297 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 33.6% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 393 | 75.6% | 35.2% |
| MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARY ESTHER | 438 | 73.3% | 55.4% |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 479 | 76.2% | 56.3% |
| ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 490 | 76.9% | 48.4% |
| KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 453 | 78.8% | 41.4% |
| SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 420 | 72.9% | 30.2% |
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 GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #1,975 of 2,136 | #50 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #2,091 of 2,149 ▼ 92 | #54 of 60 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,909 of 2,149 ▼ 77 | #52 of 60 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #1,786 of 2,267 | #55 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #954 of 2,077 | #35 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #195 of 2,108 | #9 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #261 of 2,188 | #4 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #1,158 of 1,374 | #21 of 27 |
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
393
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 393 | 25.2 | 15.6:1 | 76% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 26.6 | 15.8:1 | 82% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 24.2 | 16.1:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 83% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 92% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 89% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 55 | 10.1:1 | 79% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 60% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 41 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a small elementary school in HOLIDAY, Florida. There are 393 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 35% below that mark.
PASCO has 86,873 students in 105 schools, and GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students account for 40% of enrollment at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 13% multiracial. County-wide, 72% of Pasco County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
With 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Pasco County, the average is 37%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.2% actual, 43.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Pasco County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $70,492, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,873, GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Among nearby public schools, PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9th on average proficiency.
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 6% over 4 years, reaching 393 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 15.6:1 over the same years.
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Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
Other schools in HOLIDAY
- ANCLOTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,150 students
- PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 830 students
- GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 625 students
- SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 830
- ANCLOTE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,150
- TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 649
- GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 625
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,111
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.