Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Tarpon Springs

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

Sunset Hills Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1347 Gulf Rd, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 · (727) 943-5523 · Part of Pinellas County School District

Tarpon Springs’ School Grade B better than 58% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sunset Hills Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Tarpon Springs kids: Tarpon Springs Middle School

On the path

Where Tarpon Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Sunset Hills Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Tarpon Springs Middle School649 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
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 ↗

1347 Gulf Rd, Tarpon Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten56
Grade 157
Grade 253
Grade 363
Grade 489
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
462’20
454’21
451’22
444’23
428’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunset Hills Elementary School from Tarpon Springs 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; Tarpon Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.