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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001691
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
555 PINE ST, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689 · (727) 943-5500 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
312 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
72%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
50.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 48.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 417 | 74.8% | 51.1% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 466 | 76.8% | 49.4% |
| FESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 430 | 75.3% | 30.9% |
| AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 371 | 74.9% | 41.5% |
| THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THONOTOSASSA | 405 | 76.8% | 39.8% |
| S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 492 | 79.9% | 57.0% |
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 TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,283 of 2,136 | #73 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,657 of 2,149 ▼ 176 | #84 of 90 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,265 of 2,149 ▼ 217 | #74 of 90 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #1,720 of 2,267 | #64 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #309 of 2,077 | #54 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #110 of 2,108 | #11 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #282 of 2,188 | #9 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #143 of 1,374 | #11 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
417
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 75% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 80% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 80% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 80% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 76% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 71% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 74% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 40% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 38 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, part of Pinellas County, TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It educates 417 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 31% smaller than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
PINELLAS includes 151 schools. Together they enroll 87,955 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 33% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 28% White, and 7% multiracial. Pinellas County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
The teaching staff at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. The rate at public schools in Pinellas County averages 45%, lower than here.
allk12 grades TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 51.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pinellas County show that median household income is about $72,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County, which together enroll about 87,955 students.
Nearby, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 457 in 2020-21 and 417 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 TARPON SPRINGS
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,111 students
- TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 649 students
- BROOKER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 501 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- EAST LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERINGMiddle · 392 students
Nearby schools
- TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE0.9 mi · 267
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 428
- TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 649
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,111
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NORTH PINELLAS2.1 mi · 223
- GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 33% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TARPON SPRINGS 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.