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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002244
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2630 LANDMARK DR, CLEARWATER, FL 33761 · (727) 725-7972 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
214 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
55%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
68.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 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 | 68.9% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 72.5% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 636 | 33.6% | 71.0% |
| BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 696 | 35.8% | 77.2% |
| CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 610 | 32.6% | 73.6% |
| PELICAN MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 677 | 33.7% | 79.3% |
| SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 690 | 30.3% | 75.7% |
| DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEBARY | 780 | 31.5% | 68.9% |
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 LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #424 of 2,136 | #25 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #477 of 2,149 ▼ 25 | #27 of 90 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #481 of 2,149 ▲ 45 | #28 of 90 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #911 of 2,267 | #13 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #910 of 2,077 | #84 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #1,149 of 2,108 | #58 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #1,735 of 2,188 | #69 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #560 of 1,374 | #34 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
636
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 799
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 34% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 36% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 35% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 34% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 38% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 28% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 19% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 799 | 41 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in CLEARWATER, Florida. It had 636 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
PINELLAS has 87,955 students spread across 151 schools.
The student body at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
There are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. A total of 214 students, or 34%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County.
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Florida public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 71.0%. Predicted: 64.3%.
In Pinellas County, home to about 963,481 people, the median household earns about $72,646 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Pinellas County number 155, with about 87,955 students.
COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 42 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 15.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,396
- CHI CHI RODRIQUEZ ACADEMY1.1 mi · 90
- ENTERPRISE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 387
- MCMULLEN-BOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 445
- PAUL B. STEPHENS ESE CENTER2.0 mi · 137
- SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 956
Frequently asked questions
About LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
Is LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LEILA DAVIS 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.