Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156007953
PLATO SEMINOLE
10888 126TH AVE N, LARGO, FL 33778 · (727) 228-9950 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
99 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
49%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
63.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 49.1% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 PLATO SEMINOLE
PLATO SEMINOLE's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATO SEMINOLE this school | 311 | 31.8% | 55.6% |
| TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE TARPON SPRINGS | 267 | 29.6% | 87.6% |
| GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ST. PETERSBURG | 313 | 30.7% | 77.2% |
| PLATO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS TARPON SPRINGS | 349 | 33.0% | 66.2% |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA BEACH | 275 | 34.9% | 72.6% |
| ACADEMIE DA VINCI CHARTER SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 336 | 29.5% | 78.7% |
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 PLATO SEMINOLE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,056 of 2,136 | #61 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,140 of 2,149 ▲ 284 | #68 of 90 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #675 of 2,149 ▲ 220 | #39 of 90 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,970 of 2,267 | #82 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #29 of 2,077 | #9 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #1,420 of 2,108 | #67 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #1,777 of 2,188 | #72 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #735 of 1,374 | #50 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
311
-45 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 311 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 38% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 40% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 14 | 25.7:1 | 29% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLATO SEMINOLE.
About PLATO SEMINOLE
PLATO SEMINOLE operates as a small elementary school in LARGO, Florida. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 311 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
PINELLAS has 151 schools and 87,955 students, and PLATO SEMINOLE is one of those schools.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at PLATO SEMINOLE combined. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at PLATO SEMINOLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
The school reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 32% of enrollment. Among public schools in Pinellas County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.2% for PLATO SEMINOLE. The school posts 55.6%, 9.6 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Pinellas County, median household income is about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Pinellas County number 155 and enroll about 87,955.
The shortest distance from PLATO SEMINOLE to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to FUGUITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. PLATO SEMINOLE places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
PLATO SEMINOLE had 356 students in 2020-21 and 311 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 910 students
- PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCEElementary · 817 students
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- LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
Nearby schools
- FUGUITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 464
- RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 438
- LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 752
- SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 451
- WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 366
- MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About PLATO SEMINOLEWhat is the total enrollment at PLATO SEMINOLE?
PLATO SEMINOLE enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PLATO SEMINOLE serve?
PLATO SEMINOLE serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PLATO SEMINOLE?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at PLATO SEMINOLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLATO SEMINOLE?
At PLATO SEMINOLE, the student body is approximately 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PLATO SEMINOLE public or private?
PLATO SEMINOLE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.