ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in SEMINOLE, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS, with 405 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

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

On demographics, ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.0%; ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 87.1%, +24.1 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Pinellas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 74% to 68% over that span.

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