Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001678
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1360 SANDY LN, CLEARWATER, FL 33755 · (727) 469-5974 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
224 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 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
65%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 50.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 14 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 SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 288 | 77.8% | 56.6% |
| KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 277 | 72.9% | 70.6% |
| RAMONA BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 292 | 76.4% | 45.5% |
| DUNBAR ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 324 | 77.8% | 50.5% |
| BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 237 | 73.0% | 54.2% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 276 | 78.6% | 29.0% |
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 SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,023 of 2,136 | #60 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #1,058 of 2,149 ▲ 313 | #62 of 90 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #821 of 2,149 ▲ 191 | #51 of 90 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #2,007 of 2,267 | #86 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #14 of 2,077 | #4 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #590 of 2,108 | #40 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #213 of 2,188 | #7 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #623 of 1,374 | #40 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
288
-52 (-15%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 288 | 26 | 11.1:1 | 78% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 28 | 11.0:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 85% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 83% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 36 | 9.6:1 | 85% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 41 | 10.7:1 | 85% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 92% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 810 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 56% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 38 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in CLEARWATER, Florida, is a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 288 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
The district, PINELLAS, operates 151 schools serving 87,955 students.
At SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Black students make up 53% of the student body. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Black share is 43 points above the 10% share among Pinellas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is 6.4 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. Public schools in Pinellas County average 45%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the top 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.6% is 14.4 points above the 42.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Pinellas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Pinellas County has 155 public schools and roughly 87,955 students.
CALVIN A. HUNSINGER SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 69.3% proficiency; SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 56.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 52 students since 2020-21, to 288.
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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
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Nearby schools
- CALVIN A. HUNSINGER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 101
- KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.3 mi · 277
- PINELLAS HIGH INNOVATION0.8 mi · 194
- DUNEDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 474
- DUNEDIN HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 842
- CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 15% White, 22% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.