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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001627
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5921 150TH AVE N, CLEARWATER, FL 33760 · (727) 538-7440 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
420 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 58.7% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 600 | 70.0% | 53.1% |
| YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 548 | 70.3% | 31.9% |
| ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FERN PARK | 637 | 71.0% | 52.6% |
| H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 602 | 70.1% | 41.6% |
| J. D. PARKER SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY STUART | 531 | 66.7% | 45.4% |
| ONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 576 | 73.6% | 36.3% |
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 HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,169 of 2,136 | #67 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,077 of 2,149 ▼ 84 | #63 of 90 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,216 of 2,149 ▲ 228 | #71 of 90 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #1,028 of 2,267 | #16 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #248 of 2,077 | #49 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #582 of 2,108 | #38 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #460 of 2,188 | #21 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #1,154 of 1,374 | #67 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
600
0 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 600 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 70% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 73% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 80% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 73% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 61 | 10.4:1 | 80% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 63 | 11.1:1 | 78% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 86% (552) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 78% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 29 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in CLEARWATER, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 600 students in pre-K through 5.
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to PINELLAS, a district of 151 schools and 87,955 students.
By race and ethnicity, HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 52% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 22% White, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 11% Hispanic among all Pinellas County residents. By the diversity index, HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 65%.
Teachers at the school number 44 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Pinellas County.
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 53.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 46.1%.
Across Pinellas County, median household income is about $72,646, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Pinellas County number 155 and enroll about 87,955.
The closest public school, PINELLAS COUNTY JAIL, is about 0.7 miles from HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 600, starting from 600.
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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 CLEARWATER
- CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,543 students
- COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,396 students
- CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 724 students
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCEElementary · 722 students
- PLUMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
Other High Point Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named High Point Elementary. HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- High Point Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 684 students
- High Point ElementaryPasadena, MD · 665 students
- High Point ElementaryBristol, VA · 582 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolTEMPLE, TX · 563 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolGahanna, OH · 555 students
Nearby schools
- PINELLAS COUNTY JAIL0.7 mi · 25
- PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER0.9 mi · 55
- PINELLAS VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.0 mi · 153
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 139
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 542
- PLATO ACADEMY LARGO CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
Is HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 22% White, 52% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.