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WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1600 16TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33704 · (727) 893-1857 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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

Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
164 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K167%
Kindergarten2713%
Grade 13617%
Grade 24119%
Grade 33516%
Grade 43416%
Grade 52713%

This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (27).

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%
White
5124%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
4320%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
9042%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
2210%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12156%
Female
9544%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
43.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.5%57.1%
2023-2431.3%41.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school21675.9%44.3%
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER
28877.8%56.6%
WESTSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA
25967.6%44.8%
KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
CLEARWATER
27772.9%70.6%
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG
23773.0%54.2%
LEALMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG
37174.1%46.1%
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 WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Pinellas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.3%#1,625 of 2,136#86 of 90
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.1%#1,236 of 2,149
▲ 530
#71 of 90
▲ 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#1,628 of 2,149
▲ 351
#84 of 90
▲ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
216#2,091 of 2,267#90 of 90
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.5:1#4 of 2,077#1 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.9%#88 of 2,108#9 of 90
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
75.9%#253 of 2,188#8 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-41.9%#52 of 1,374#3 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 2024-25
Enrollment
216
-51 (-19%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521620.510.5:176% (164)
2023-242562311.1:172% (185)
2022-232672013.3:173% (194)
2020-21267279.9:170% (186)
2017-183723311.3:181% (303)
2015-163663311.1:172% (265)
2010-115083614.1:191% (463)
2000-016924316.1:175% (519)
1990-917933622.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, and it is part of PINELLAS. Enrolled students number 216 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 64% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within PINELLAS, which has 151 schools and 87,955 students.

The most common group at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black students, at 42%. Other groups include 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 10% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 20.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 10.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Pinellas County, the average is 45%.

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.3% versus 43.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.

County data help place the school in context: in Pinellas County, the median household income is $72,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Pinellas County has 155 public schools and roughly 87,955 students.

The nearest other public school, ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 267 in 2020-21 to 216 in 2024-25.

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Pinellas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PINELLAS
Address
1600 16TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33704
Phone
(727) 893-1857
County
Pinellas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
216
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
164 (76%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120156001700
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodlawn Elementary. WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 12th largest of the 13.

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Frequently asked questions

About WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-05.
Is WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 42% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY 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.
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