📍 1301 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Clearwater, Pinellas County, 33756
Ponce de Leon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clearwater, Pinellas County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristy James. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponce de Leon Elementary School enrolls 568 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 31% |
| White | 138 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 568 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 423 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponce de Leon 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.
Ponce de Leon 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 568 students, Ponce de Leon Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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