PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 2205 18TH AVE S, in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that teaches 561 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of PINELLAS.

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

Demographically, PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pinellas County) reports that median household income runs about $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 561). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 42% to 23%. Class-load math has widened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.