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MIDTOWN ACADEMY

1701 10TH ST S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705 · (727) 893-1358 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% 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

Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
134 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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
Kindergarten3810%
Grade 15014%
Grade 25816%
Grade 37019%
Grade 47320%
Grade 57921%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
17648%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
4111%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
11832%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
257%
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
18450%
Female
18450%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
68.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.0%65.5%
2023-2469.2%67.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 MIDTOWN ACADEMY

MIDTOWN ACADEMY's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MIDTOWN ACADEMY this school36836.4%69.4%
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
43139.4%61.8%
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG
43335.6%58.1%
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE
42938.2%59.9%
MAYPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATLANTIC BEACH
42931.9%62.0%
FISHWEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
44229.4%73.3%
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 MIDTOWN ACADEMY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Pinellas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#488 of 2,136#31 of 90
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.5%#846 of 2,149
▼ 228
#51 of 90
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#510 of 2,149
▼ 127
#30 of 90
▼ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
368#1,851 of 2,267#71 of 90
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#61 of 2,077#17 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.1%#551 of 2,108#35 of 90
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.4%#1,671 of 2,188#63 of 90
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
368
+61 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253683012.3:136% (134)
2023-243663012.2:137% (135)
2022-233372911.6:142% (140)
2020-213072910.6:148% (147)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIDTOWN ACADEMY.

About MIDTOWN ACADEMY

MIDTOWN ACADEMY is a small elementary school. Its address is in ST PETERSBURG, Florida. The school enrolls 368 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 39% below that mark.

PINELLAS is responsible for 151 schools, MIDTOWN ACADEMY included, with 87,955 students in all.

The biggest share of students at MIDTOWN ACADEMY, 48%, is White. The remaining shares are 32% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Pinellas County's population at about 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MIDTOWN ACADEMY scores 65%.

The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 36% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pinellas County is 45%.

On the allk12 Grade, MIDTOWN ACADEMY lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Florida public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MIDTOWN ACADEMY is +6.5 points: 69.4% actual, 62.9% predicted.

Pinellas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 155 public schools in the county, enrolling about 87,955, MIDTOWN ACADEMY among them.

MIDTOWN ACADEMY's closest public school neighbor is MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, MIDTOWN ACADEMY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Federal data place MIDTOWN ACADEMY in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 307 to 368, a 20% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.6:1 to 12.3:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MIDTOWN ACADEMY. Members of the school community can share what they know.

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
MIDTOWN ACADEMY
District
PINELLAS
Address
1701 10TH ST S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705
Phone
(727) 893-1358
County
Pinellas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
368
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
134 (36%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120156008706
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Midtown Academy. MIDTOWN ACADEMY is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About MIDTOWN ACADEMY
How many students attend MIDTOWN ACADEMY?
MIDTOWN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MIDTOWN ACADEMY serve?
MIDTOWN ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MIDTOWN ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MIDTOWN ACADEMY is approximately 12.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MIDTOWN ACADEMY?
At MIDTOWN ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MIDTOWN ACADEMY public or private?
MIDTOWN ACADEMY 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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