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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001657
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
601 TAMPA RD, PALM HARBOR, FL 34683 · (727) 724-1589 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
179 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 | 102 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
36%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
79.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
84.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 85.2% |
% 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
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 727 | 24.6% | 82.3% |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 696 | 22.1% | 89.2% |
| TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 864 | 25.3% | 75.4% |
| JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NICEVILLE | 762 | 27.7% | 78.0% |
| GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKEWOOD RANCH | 672 | 24.1% | 81.0% |
| SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY SARASOTA | 823 | 21.3% | 72.7% |
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 OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #94 of 2,136 | #7 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #162 of 2,149 ▼ 50 | #9 of 90 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #164 of 2,149 ▲ 6 | #8 of 90 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #634 of 2,267 | #5 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #829 of 2,077 | #80 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #1,746 of 2,108 | #85 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,922 of 2,188 | #83 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #1,050 of 1,374 | #62 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
727
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 727 | 47.5 | 15.3:1 | 25% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 31% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 36% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 18% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 23 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in PALM HARBOR, Florida. A total of 727 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 20% higher.
PINELLAS has a total of 151 schools and 87,955 students, OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Roughly 79% of students at OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 47.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 25%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County.
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (82.3%) and its predicted rate (68.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
In Pinellas County (population about 963,481), 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%. There are 155 public schools in Pinellas County, enrolling about 87,955 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, ELISA NELSON ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 74.3%, lower than OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 82.3%.
Federal data place OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 731 to 727. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 PALM HARBOR
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 859 students
- CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 676 students
- CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 610 students
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
Other Ozona Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ozona Elementary. OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Ozona Elementary SchoolOZONA, TX · 264 students
Nearby schools
- ELISA NELSON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 421
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH1.2 mi · 2,413
- PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,017
- PLATO ACADEMY PALM HARBOR CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 343
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 564
- GARRISON-JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.