Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001697
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE
400 E HARRISON ST, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689 · (727) 943-5508 · Pinellas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
79 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
51%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
87.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.9% | 91.3% |
% 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
87.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% 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 21 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 TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE's state test result (87.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE this school | 267 | 29.6% | 87.6% |
| PLATO SEMINOLE LARGO | 311 | 31.8% | 55.6% |
| GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ST. PETERSBURG | 313 | 30.7% | 77.2% |
| BEN GAMLA-PALM BEACH BOYNTON BEACH | 229 | 29.3% | 58.7% |
| PLATO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS TARPON SPRINGS | 349 | 33.0% | 66.2% |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA BEACH | 275 | 34.9% | 72.6% |
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 FUNDAMENTAL ELE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #30 of 2,136 | #2 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #86 of 2,149 ▼ 58 | #6 of 90 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #39 of 2,149 ▼ 13 | #4 of 90 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #2,037 of 2,267 | #88 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #625 of 2,077 | #75 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #1,338 of 2,108 | #64 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #1,829 of 2,188 | #79 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,308 of 1,374 | #73 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
267
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 30% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 33% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 18.5 | 14.6:1 | 32% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 30% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 28% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 13% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 11% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 13 | 22.3:1 | 12% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 11 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE.
About TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is a public elementary school in TARPON SPRINGS, Florida. Federal data show 267 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 56% below that mark.
In PINELLAS, 151 schools enroll a combined 87,955 students.
More than half of enrollment at TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is White: 68%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE, which has 18. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is about 30%. On average, public schools in Pinellas County report 45%.
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Florida public elementary schools.
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is in the top 10% of Florida schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.3%. The school's actual rate is 87.6%, 21.2 points higher.
In the surrounding county, Pinellas County, median household income comes to about $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 155, with about 87,955 students.
TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.9 miles from TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE. TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE ranks 2nd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 253 students in 2020-21 to 267 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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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
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- 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
- TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 417
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NORTH PINELLAS1.3 mi · 223
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 428
- TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,111
- TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 649
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELEHow large is TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE?
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE serve?
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE have?
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE?
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE reports a student body of 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE?
TARPON SPRINGS FUNDAMENTAL ELE is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.