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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001655
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
302 DARTMOUTH AVE W, OLDSMAR, FL 34677 · (813) 855-7316 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
185 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 | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
61%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
71.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 473 | 39.1% | 70.7% |
| DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 472 | 40.3% | 67.1% |
| PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 489 | 41.1% | 53.1% |
| BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 547 | 40.6% | 69.5% |
| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INTERCOASTAL JACKSONVILLE | 433 | 45.5% | 60.3% |
| SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFETY HARBOR | 588 | 40.6% | 76.3% |
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 OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #436 of 2,136 | #26 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #547 of 2,149 ▲ 64 | #32 of 90 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #406 of 2,149 ▲ 71 | #23 of 90 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #1,520 of 2,267 | #40 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #437 of 2,077 | #59 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #813 of 2,108 | #47 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,607 of 2,188 | #60 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #630 of 1,374 | #41 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
473
-71 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 48% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 52% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 54% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 35% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in OLDSMAR, Florida. Its enrollment is 473 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
PINELLAS runs 151 schools with a combined 87,955 students. OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest group at OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 56%. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 74% of Pinellas County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 39% at OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.7% is 9.1 points above the 61.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Pinellas County, median household income comes to about $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 155 public schools and about 87,955 students.
Of the public schools around it, OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 544 (2020-21) to 473 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.3:1, from 12.9:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 480
- CHI CHI RODRIQUEZ ACADEMY2.4 mi · 90
- COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,396
- CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 610
- SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 956
- LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
Is OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.