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Sunset Hills Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1347 Gulf Rd, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, 34689

451
Pupils
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sunset Hills Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Pinellas

Enrollment & staffing

Sunset Hills Elementary School enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.

Male students
235 (52%)
Female students
216 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student-teacher ratio
14.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32171%
Hispanic or Latino6915%
Two or more races357.8%
Black or African American163.5%
Asian92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

234 of the school's 451 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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

Sunset Hills 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 16, state house district 65.

School district: PINELLAS

Sunset Hills 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 451 students, Sunset Hills Elementary School is smaller than 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

72%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
15%
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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