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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156003917
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
2300 BELCHER RD S, LARGO, FL 33771 · (727) 536-3600 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
290 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
59%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
67.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 | 67.9% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 66.5% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 764 | 38.0% | 66.1% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 791 | 33.8% | 65.8% |
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY AT MANDARIN JACKSONVILLE | 870 | 34.7% | 80.5% |
| HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 694 | 35.0% | 70.0% |
| EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVIEDO | 788 | 37.8% | 72.8% |
| WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 724 | 30.1% | 61.2% |
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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #595 of 2,136 | #38 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #769 of 2,149 ▼ 90 | #44 of 90 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #524 of 2,149 ▼ 3 | #34 of 90 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #548 of 2,267 | #4 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #249 of 2,077 | #50 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #938 of 2,108 | #51 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,640 of 2,188 | #61 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +73.2% | #30 of 621 | #3 of 13 |
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
764
+323 (+73%) vs 2020
+93% since 2010-11, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 764 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 26% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 60 | 13.2:1 | 27% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 29% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a mid-sized elementary school for students in LARGO, Florida. Enrollment totals 764 students across kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 26% larger than that mark.
PINELLAS serves 87,955 students across 151 schools.
About 60% of the student body at PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. By comparison, Pinellas County residents are about 74% White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY are from different groups.
There are 56 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 4.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 66.1%. Predicted: 62.1%.
Pinellas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 155 public schools in the county, enrolling about 87,955, PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY among them.
PLATO ACADEMY LARGO CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest public school to PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 55.5%, lower than PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY's 66.1%.
The federal government classifies PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY's location as City: Small. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
In 2020-21 the school reported 441 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 764. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 13.6:1.
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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 LARGO
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,691 students
- FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 910 students
- PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCEElementary · 817 students
- LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- OAKHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 677 students
Nearby schools
- PLATO ACADEMY LARGO CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 305
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 542
- WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 366
- SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 451
- PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,691
- FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 910
Frequently asked questions
About PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 764 students in grades KG-08.
Is PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY in?
PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.