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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002528
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3150 N BELCHER RD, PALM HARBOR, FL 34683 · (727) 724-1466 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
203 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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
41%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
75.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
82.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 80.1% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 564 | 36.0% | 79.4% |
| VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VENICE | 616 | 37.5% | 78.8% |
| LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERRITT ISLAND | 634 | 37.1% | 76.6% |
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 617 | 31.9% | 80.1% |
| LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 499 | 34.1% | 75.5% |
| PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 589 | 33.3% | 72.4% |
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 SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #181 of 2,136 | #11 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #226 of 2,149 ▼ 2 | #11 of 90 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #264 of 2,149 ▼ 33 | #13 of 90 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #1,171 of 2,267 | #22 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,155 of 2,077 | #88 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #1,634 of 2,108 | #78 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #1,682 of 2,188 | #66 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #798 of 1,374 | #51 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
564
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 564 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 36% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 37% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 41% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 43% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 41% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 36% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 42 | 19.7:1 | 21% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 853 | 43 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PALM HARBOR, Florida. A federal count lists 564 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
PINELLAS is the district for SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 151 schools and 87,955 students.
By race and ethnicity, SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Pinellas County is about 74% White. The chance that two students picked at random at SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 36%. The 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County is 9 points higher.
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida are predicted to post 63.1%, so the school is 16.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Among Pinellas County residents, 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. Federal data list 155 public schools in Pinellas County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,955.
PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 614 to 564. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 PALM HARBOR
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 859 students
- OZONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 727 students
- CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 676 students
- CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 610 students
Other Sutherland Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sutherland Elementary. SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Sutherland Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 641 students
- Sutherland ElementarySutherland, VA · 548 students
- Sutherland ElementaryGlendora, CA · 488 students
- Sutherland ElementaryStockton, CA · 360 students
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUTHERLAND, NE · 164 students
Nearby schools
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH1.3 mi · 2,413
- JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 859
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NORTH PINELLAS1.6 mi · 223
- ELISA NELSON ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 421
- PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,017
- HIGHLAND LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
Is SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.