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What advice would you give to incoming students at ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,736
High
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001675
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
2501 5TH AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33713 · (727) 893-1842 · Pinellas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,736 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
612 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 448 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 427 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 499 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 362 | 21% |
Student demographics
67%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
62.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 20 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 22.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,736 | 35.3% | 53.0% |
| F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 2,416 | 34.5% | 61.4% |
| SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 2,627 | 32.9% | 55.6% |
| NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,684 | 40.9% | 47.3% |
| LARGO HIGH SCHOOL LARGO | 2,058 | 42.7% | 52.5% |
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL PENSACOLA | 1,322 | 35.9% | 70.0% |
Matched among Florida high 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 ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #270 of 555 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #262 of 549 ▲ 193 | #6 of 18 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #191 of 559 ▲ 41 | #8 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,736 | #225 of 830 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #223 of 575 | #12 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #122 of 594 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #424 of 630 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #156 of 289 | #12 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,736
-24 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,769
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,736 | 82 | 21.2:1 | 35% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 1,710 | 83 | 20.6:1 | 35% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 1,723 | 76 | 22.7:1 | 39% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 1,760 | 83 | 21.2:1 | 33% (574) |
| 2017-18 | 1,901 | 92 | 20.7:1 | 44% (835) |
| 2015-16 | 2,059 | 103 | 20.0:1 | 41% (838) |
| 2010-11 | 2,207 | 119 | 18.6:1 | 33% (724) |
| 2000-01 | 2,189 | 102 | 21.5:1 | 19% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 1,769 | 102 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
About ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, one of the schools in PINELLAS. Enrollment is 1,736 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 68% higher.
District-wide, PINELLAS has 151 schools and 87,955 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.2 students per teacher. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL is C+. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL is 10.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
In Pinellas County (population about 963,481), median household income is about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County, which together enroll about 87,955 students.
The nearest other public school, WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. By average proficiency, ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,760 to 1,736.
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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
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
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
- PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,691 students
Other schools in ST PETERSBURG
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
- JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
Nearby schools
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 216
- JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 757
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,125
- CAMPBELL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 502
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 356
- DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,736 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL have?
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
At ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ST. PETERSBURG HIGH 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.