MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 561 CLEARWATER LARGO RD S, in LARGO, Florida, MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school that enrolls 515 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within PINELLAS.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put median household earnings sit near $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Pinellas County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

DROPOUT PREVENTION SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 515). Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 44%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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