PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE

PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE operates as a mid-tier primary school in LARGO, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS. Current enrollment sits at 817 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

PINELLAS comprises 151 schools with combined enrollment of 87,955 students; PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is among them.

Looking at the student body, PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put median household earnings sit near $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

Nearest neighbor: PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE's enrollment has edged up 22% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 817). White enrollment moved from 66% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 35.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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