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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002633

LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2855 COUNTY ROAD 95, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684 · (727) 669-1161 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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

Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
170 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K449%
Kindergarten7615%
Grade 17014%
Grade 27014%
Grade 38717%
Grade 48317%
Grade 56914%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (69).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
34068%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
8818%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
255%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
367%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
25150%
Female
24850%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
72.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.3%78.4%
2023-2471.8%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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school49934.1%75.5%
ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK
48935.2%93.8%
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL
PALMETTO
45833.6%84.4%
PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG
45930.5%79.6%
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH
58933.3%72.4%
ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEMINOLE
40536.3%87.1%
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 LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Pinellas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.5%#284 of 2,136#18 of 90
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
78.4%#337 of 2,149
▼ 3
#16 of 90
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.3%#361 of 2,149
▼ 56
#20 of 90
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
499#1,428 of 2,267#35 of 90
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#300 of 2,077#53 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.6%#1,386 of 2,108#66 of 90
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.1%#1,720 of 2,188#68 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.0%#252 of 1,374#16 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 2024-25
Enrollment
499
-83 (-14%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254993613.9:134% (170)
2023-245723815.1:139% (221)
2022-235953915.3:139% (235)
2020-215824114.2:136% (212)
2017-186935013.9:144% (304)
2015-166154314.3:147% (292)
2010-116554315.2:133% (215)
2000-017113818.7:126% (184)
1990-919834720.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

In PALM HARBOR, Florida, part of Pinellas County, LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. School enrollment was 499 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.

The PINELLAS system has 151 schools and 87,955 students.

Roughly 68% of students at LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.

LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County is 11 points.

Measured against Florida public elementary schools, LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.5%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Pinellas County show that the median household income is $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Pinellas County has 154 other public schools.

CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 75.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.

LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment declined from 582 in 2020-21 to 499 in 2024-25.

Community posts for LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Pinellas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PINELLAS
Address
2855 COUNTY ROAD 95, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684
Phone
(727) 669-1161
County
Pinellas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
499
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
170 (34%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120156002633
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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