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Enrollment
1,306
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001640
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8
591 TOM STUART CSWY, MADEIRA BEACH, FL 33708 · (727) 547-7697 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,306 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
18.4:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
267 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 285 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 75% smaller than its 8th grade class (283).
Student demographics
43%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
80.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
86.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 86.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 86.5% |
% 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 this school | 1,306 | 20.4% | 82.9% |
| B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,314 | 21.3% | 74.7% |
| VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY PONTE VEDRA | 1,178 | 17.2% | 81.1% |
| LAUREL OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,069 | 23.2% | 79.4% |
| LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 977 | 21.8% | 82.0% |
| VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL VIERA | 1,532 | 24.0% | 76.5% |
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 MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #88 of 2,136 | #6 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #111 of 2,149 ▼ 19 | #7 of 90 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #130 of 2,149 ▼ 12 | #6 of 90 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,306 | #60 of 2,267 | #1 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,755 of 2,077 | #90 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #1,599 of 2,108 | #76 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #2,000 of 2,188 | #86 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #1,165 of 1,374 | #68 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
1,306
-41 (-3%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,306 | 71 | 18.4:1 | 20% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 1,334 | 72 | 18.5:1 | 28% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 1,343 | 70 | 19.2:1 | 26% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 1,347 | 73 | 18.4:1 | 22% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 1,376 | 76 | 18.1:1 | 28% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 1,389 | 78 | 17.8:1 | 25% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 1,422 | 78 | 18.2:1 | 24% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 1,133 | 56 | 20.2:1 | 35% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8.
About MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 is one of the public schools in MADEIRA BEACH, Florida. It is a large elementary school. The school reports 1,306 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 is one of the 151 schools that make up PINELLAS (87,955 students in total).
White students are the majority at MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8, with 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 74% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 71 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.4:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 is 20%. For comparison, public schools in Pinellas County average 45%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 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 MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 is 70.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pinellas County, the median household income is $72,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Pinellas County has 155 public schools and roughly 87,955 students.
The school nearest to MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 is ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 1.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 41 students since 2020-21, to 1,306.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 405
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 371
- AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 696
- SEVENTY-FOURTH ST. ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 472
- STARKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 580
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 1,394
Frequently asked questions
About MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8What is the total enrollment at MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8?
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 enrolls approximately 1,306 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 serve?
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8.
How diverse is MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8?
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 public or private?
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 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.