TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE

Located at 400 E HARRISON ST, in TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is a small elementary school that enrolls 267 students (grades K through 5), operated by PINELLAS. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.3%; actual is 87.6%, +21.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 63.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 267). The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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