KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL

KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in CLEARWATER, Florida, part of PINELLAS. Current enrollment sits at 277 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 604.

PINELLAS runs 151 schools in total, collectively educating 87,955 students. KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.6%; KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL posts 70.6%, +26.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 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), KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 277). The Black share of enrollment rose from 44% to 56% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.