State/Public Elementary Open

Blanton Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6400 54th Ave N, St Petersburg, Pinellas County, 33709

500
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Blanton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Petersburg, Pinellas County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Pinellas

Enrollment & staffing

Blanton Elementary School enrolls 500 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
279 (56%)
Female students
221 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18838%
Hispanic or Latino12325%
Black or African American11022%
Asian5010%
Two or more races285.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

388 of the school's 500 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 31 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

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Blanton Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 69.

School district: PINELLAS

Blanton 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 500 students, Blanton 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

41%
Reading proficient
50%
Math proficient
28%
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: Suburb - Large

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