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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001665
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7520 52ND ST N, PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 · (727) 547-7888 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
315 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
75%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
31.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 28.1% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 435 | 72.4% | 31.2% |
| BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 427 | 71.2% | 51.0% |
| MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM PINELLAS PARK | 433 | 67.0% | 56.7% |
| NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 666 | 72.1% | 50.2% |
| PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 483 | 63.1% | 57.2% |
| SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 564 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
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 PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #2,050 of 2,136 | #90 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,995 of 2,149 ▲ 100 | #89 of 90 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #2,040 of 2,149 ▲ 19 | #90 of 90 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #1,661 of 2,267 | #53 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #54 of 2,077 | #16 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #20 of 2,108 | #4 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #367 of 2,188 | #16 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #267 of 1,374 | #17 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
435
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 435 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 72% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 74% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 71% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 79% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 72% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 78% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 73% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 38 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in PINELLAS PARK, Florida, and it is part of PINELLAS. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 435 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS, where 151 schools serve 87,955 students.
No group is above 50% at PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the largest is Hispanic, at 35%. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 21% Black, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Pinellas County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. The diversity index for PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. By family income, 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Pinellas County averages 45%, lower than here.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.9%. PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 31.2%.
Census data for Pinellas County show median household income comes to about $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 155 public schools and about 87,955 students.
About 0.2 miles separate PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, RICHARD L. SANDERS SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 435, close to the 434 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 PINELLAS PARK
- PINELLAS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 999 students
- SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 535 students
- PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 483 students
- MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMElementary · 433 students
- CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARD L. SANDERS SCHOOL0.2 mi · 160
- NINA HARRIS ESE CENTER0.9 mi · 160
- SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 564
- PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 535
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS1.3 mi · 36
- LEALMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 27% White, 35% Hispanic, 21% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.