SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in SAFETY HARBOR, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS, instructs 588 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that caters to 87,955 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.8%; this one delivers 76.3%, a residual of +15.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put median household income runs about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pinellas County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.9%.

SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 675 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 15% to 20% over that span.

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