📍 2045 Palmetto St, Clearwater, Pinellas County, 33765
Plato Academy Clearwater is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clearwater, Pinellas County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths.
Plato Academy Clearwater enrolls 630 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 41 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 630 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Plato Academy Clearwater is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 67.
Plato Academy Clearwater 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 630 students, Plato Academy Clearwater 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 - Midsize
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