SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary campus in LARGO, Florida, overseen by PINELLAS, teaches 451 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Across the 151 schools in PINELLAS (87,955 students total), SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTHERN OAK 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 52.1%; this one delivers 66.6%, a residual of +14.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.4%.

SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 451). The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 51% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.