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What's something SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001673
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
535 5TH AVE N, SAFETY HARBOR, FL 34695 · (727) 724-1462 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
239 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 | 81 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
53%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
73.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 76.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 588 | 40.6% | 76.3% |
| PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 489 | 41.1% | 53.1% |
| BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 547 | 40.6% | 69.5% |
| W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY ST AUGUSTINE | 596 | 42.8% | 70.8% |
| DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 472 | 40.3% | 67.1% |
| GENEVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 486 | 42.2% | 70.4% |
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 SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #265 of 2,136 | #16 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #369 of 2,149 ▼ 37 | #18 of 90 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #333 of 2,149 ▼ 47 | #19 of 90 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,071 of 2,267 | #17 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #440 of 2,077 | #60 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #1,236 of 2,108 | #62 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #1,562 of 2,188 | #52 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #802 of 1,374 | #52 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
588
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 44% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 49% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 40% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 44% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 46% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 27% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized elementary school in SAFETY HARBOR, Florida. The school reports 588 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, PINELLAS has 151 schools and 87,955 students.
White students make up a majority at SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 65%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 74% White among all Pinellas County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 60.8%. SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 76.3%, 15.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Pinellas County has about 963,481 residents, and the median household income is $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Pinellas County has 155 public schools and roughly 87,955 students.
Of nearby public schools, SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 659 to 588 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SAFETY HARBOR
- SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 956 students
Nearby schools
- SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 956
- MCMULLEN-BOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 445
- PAUL B. STEPHENS ESE CENTER1.4 mi · 137
- LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 636
- COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,396
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
Is SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
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