Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to St. Pete Beach

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

8600 Boca Ciega Dr, St. Petersburg, FL 33706 · (727) 893-2630 · Part of Pinellas County School District

St. Pete Beach’s School Grade B better than 58% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
313
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for St. Pete Beach kids: 22 middle schools

On the path

Where St. Pete Beach kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–822 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8600 Boca Ciega Dr, St. Petersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 150
Grade 254
Grade 352
Grade 455
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
311’20
306’21
329’22
333’23
313’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 10%Black 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School from St. Pete Beach families.

Other schools in Pinellas County School District

The district →
Ozona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Harbor
A
727 students15:1
Plumb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clearwater
B+
704 students14:1
Shore Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Petersburg
B+
690 students16:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clearwater
C+
678 students15:1
Oakhurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Largo
A
677 students15:1
Cypress Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Harbor
A+
676 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; St. Pete Beach’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.