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Belcher Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2215 Lancaster Drive., Clearwater, Pinellas County, 33764

489
Pupils
12.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Belcher Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clearwater, Pinellas County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dawn Lewis. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Dawn Lewis
School district
Pinellas

Enrollment & staffing

Belcher Elementary School enrolls 489 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Male students
264 (54%)
Female students
225 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student-teacher ratio
12.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24751%
Hispanic or Latino10321%
Black or African American7415%
Two or more races5010%
Asian132.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

303 of the school's 489 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Belcher Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 67.

School district: PINELLAS

Belcher Elementary School is one of 154 schools in PINELLAS, based in LARGO, Florida. The district serves 87,876 students district-wide and employs 5,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Belcher Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.

87,876
District students
154
Schools
5,803
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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