State/Public Elementary Open

Pinellas Preparatory Academy

๐Ÿ“ 2300 Belcher Rd S, Largo, Pinellas County, 33771

794
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pinellas Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Largo, Pinellas County. The school has 794 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.

School details

School district
Pinellas

Enrollment & staffing

Pinellas Preparatory Academy enrolls 794 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
414 (52%)
Female students
380 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White48861%
Hispanic or Latino13217%
Asian8611%
Black or African American455.7%
Two or more races374.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

216 of the school's 794 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 9 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

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“8Charter school

Pinellas Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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

Pinellas Preparatory Academy 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 794 students, Pinellas Preparatory Academy is larger 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

66%
Reading proficient
63%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet

Setting: City - Small

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