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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156000984
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM
6505 68TH ST N, PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 · (727) 547-7828 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
290 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 | 50 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
76%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
58.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 58.9% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM this school | 433 | 67.0% | 56.7% |
| PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 483 | 63.1% | 57.2% |
| PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 435 | 72.4% | 31.2% |
| BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 427 | 71.2% | 51.0% |
| ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 314 | 64.6% | 40.8% |
| SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 564 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
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 MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,016 of 2,136 | #59 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,081 of 2,149 ▼ 102 | #64 of 90 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #889 of 2,149 ▼ 63 | #57 of 90 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #1,665 of 2,267 | #54 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #474 of 2,077 | #62 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #10 of 2,108 | #1 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #588 of 2,188 | #24 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #154 of 1,374 | #13 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
433
-64 (-13%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 67% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 68% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 67% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 64% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 72% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 60% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 64% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 60% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM.
About MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is a small elementary school in Florida, with an address in PINELLAS PARK. A total of 433 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
The 151 schools in PINELLAS enroll 87,955 students altogether, MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM among them.
The most common group at MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is White students, at 31%. Other groups include 27% Black, 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 67% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County is 22 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is 9.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is located in Pinellas County, where the median household income is $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is one of 155 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, ESE COUNTYWIDE is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM. On proficiency, MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is ahead of the 52.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 433, a 13% decrease from 497 in 2020-21. The ratio was 12.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 PINELLAS PARK
- PINELLAS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 999 students
- SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 535 students
- PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 483 students
- PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Other MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS Elementary schools
One other US public school is named MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS Elementary. MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is the largest of the 2.
- MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 312 students
Nearby schools
- ESE COUNTYWIDE0.2 mi · 206
- PINELLAS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 999
- BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 427
- NINA HARRIS ESE CENTER0.9 mi · 160
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,934
- HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND1.3 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMHow large is MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM?
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM serve?
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM.
How diverse is MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM?
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM reports a student body of 31% White, 24% Hispanic, 27% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM in?
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM is part of PINELLAS.
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