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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001622
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1901 71ST AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33702 · (727) 570-3170 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
323 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%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
45.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 54.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 450 | 71.8% | 54.9% |
| JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 355 | 69.3% | 60.2% |
| WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 498 | 61.8% | 58.5% |
| FUGUITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 464 | 65.7% | 52.9% |
| SEVENTY-FOURTH ST. ELEMENTARY ST PETERSBURG | 472 | 62.7% | 51.2% |
| MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERRITT ISLAND | 382 | 68.6% | 41.7% |
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 LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,103 of 2,136 | #65 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #917 of 2,149 ▲ 259 | #56 of 90 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,528 of 2,149 ▼ 279 | #78 of 90 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #1,613 of 2,267 | #48 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #508 of 2,077 | #65 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #408 of 2,108 | #27 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #389 of 2,188 | #18 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #136 of 1,374 | #9 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
450
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 957
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 72% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 74% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 67% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 65% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 67% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 79% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 68% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 59% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 957 | 45 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, attend LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It enrolled 450 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
PINELLAS runs LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 150 other schools, enrolling 87,955 students in total.
A majority of students at LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 50%, are White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 67%.
Federal staffing data show 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 72% of enrollment. That is 27 points above the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pinellas County show that median household income is about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 155 public schools in Pinellas County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,955.
SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.5 miles from LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 508 students to 450. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ST PETERSBURG
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Other Lynch Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lynch Elementary. LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Lynch ElementaryWinchester, MA · 426 students
Nearby schools
- SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 573
- MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 616
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,684
- JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 355
- LEALMAN INNOVATION ACADEMY1.7 mi · 307
- LEALMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 50% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.