Best traditional public schools in Pinellas (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Pinellas, Florida. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Florida.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele Tarpon Springs · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87.8 Top 5%	97.5% Math proficiency	267
2	Brooker Creek Elementary School Tarpon Springs · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	86.8 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	501
3	Curtis Fundamental Elementary Dunedin · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	86.5 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	538
4	East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering Tarpon Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.8 Top 5%	88% Math proficiency	392
5	Cypress Woods Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	84.6 Top 10%	83% Math proficiency	676
6	Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83.8 Top 10%	85% Math proficiency	459
7	Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School St. Petersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82.9 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	313
8	Bauder Elementary School Seminole · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82.7 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	530
9	Clearwater Fundamental Middle School Clearwater · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82.5 Top 10%	89% Math proficiency	736
10	Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 Madeira Beach · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	81.0 Top 10%	83% Math proficiency	1,306
11	Orange Grove Elementary School Seminole · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	81.0 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	405
12	Sutherland Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	80.8 Top 10%	86% Math proficiency	564
13	Oakhurst Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	80.4 Top 10%	79% Math proficiency	677
14	Forest Lakes Elementary School Oldsmar · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	80.3 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	480
15	Anona Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	79.8 Top 25%	79% Math proficiency	430
16	Elisa Nelson Elementary Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades 1–5	Public	79.6 Top 25%	12.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	421
17	James B. Sanderlin K-8 ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	79.1 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	817
18	Lake St. George Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	78.9 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	499
19	Curlew Creek Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	78.6 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	610
20	Ozona Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	78.6 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	727
21	Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77.5 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	574
22	Osceola Fundamental High Seminole · High · Grades 9–12	Public	76.4 Top 25%	80% Math proficiency	1,706
23	Lakeview Fundamental Elementary ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	76.2 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	309
24	Leila Davis Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75.9 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	636
25	Garrison-Jones Elementary School Dunedin · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75.4 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	545
26	Highland Lakes Elementary School Palm Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75.1 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	449
27	Oldsmar Elementary School Oldsmar · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75.1 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	473
28	Thurgood Marshall Fundamental ST Petersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	74.8 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	751
29	Sunset Hills Elementary School Tarpon Springs · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	73.9 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	428
30	Ridgecrest Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	73.5 Top 25%	79% Math proficiency	438
31	Safety Harbor Elementary School Safety Harbor · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	73.2 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	588
32	Joseph L. Carwise Middle School Palm Harbor · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.8 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	859
33	Perkins Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	71.5 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	561
34	Palm Harbor Middle School Palm Harbor · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.9 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	1,017
35	Shore Acres Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	70.4 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	690
36	East Lake High School Tarpon Springs · High · Grades 9–12	Public	69.7 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	1,980
37	Palm Harbor University High Palm Harbor · High · Grades 9–12	Public	69.6 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	2,413
38	San Jose Elementary School Dunedin · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	69.3 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	336
39	Azalea Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	68.8 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	426
40	Starkey Elementary School Seminole · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	68.6 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	580
41	Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	68.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	536
42	Seminole Elementary School Seminole · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	65.8 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	371
43	Frontier Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	64.9 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	542
44	Plumb Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	64.6 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	704
45	Belcher Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	61.9 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	467
46	Dunedin Highland Middle School Dunedin · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.1 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	842
47	Sawgrass Lake Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	60.3 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	573
48	Walsingham Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	59.9 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	366
49	Midtown Academy ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	59.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	368
50	Southern Oak Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	59.1 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	451
51	Bardmoor Elementary School Seminole · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	58.9 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	457
52	Tarpon Springs Middle School Tarpon Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.6 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	649
53	Seminole Middle School Seminole · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.7 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	752
54	Mangrove Bay Middle School ST Petersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.8 Top 50%	48.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	317
55	McMullen-Booth Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	56.3 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	445
56	North Shore Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	56.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	433
57	St. Petersburg High School ST Petersburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	56.0 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,736
58	Westgate Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55.4 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	498
59	Safety Harbor Middle School Safety Harbor · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.2 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	956
60	Dunedin Elementary School Dunedin · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54.8 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	474
61	Mount Vernon Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	333
62	Blanton Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54.5 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	427
63	Richard O Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole Seminole · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	546
64	Tarpon Springs High School Tarpon Springs · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.3 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	1,111
65	Countryside High School Clearwater · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.0 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	1,396
66	Lynch Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	53.9 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	450
67	Osceola Middle School Seminole · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	933
68	Skyview Elementary School Pinellas Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	53.2 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	564
69	Fitzgerald Middle School Largo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.0 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	910
70	Northwest Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52.5 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	418
71	Fuguitt Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.9 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	464
72	Pinellas Central Elementary School Pinellas Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.7 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	483
73	Mildred Helms Elementary School Largo · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.5 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	515
74	Skycrest Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.2 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	521
75	Bay Point Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	50.8 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	390
76	Belleair Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	49.8 Lower 50%	61% Math proficiency	455
77	Largo High School Largo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	49.4 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	2,058
78	Northeast High School ST Petersburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	49.4 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,684
79	Tarpon Springs Elementary School Tarpon Springs · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	49.4 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	417
80	Cross Bayou Elementary School Pinellas Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	48.6 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	303
81	Pinellas Park Elementary School Pinellas Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	48.6 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	435
82	Seminole High School Seminole · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.2 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,394
83	Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem Pinellas Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.9 Lower 50%	53% Math proficiency	433
84	Eisenhower Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	53% Math proficiency	678
85	Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	277
86	John M. Sexton Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.9 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	355
87	Largo Middle School Largo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	46.9 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	752
88	Pinellas Park Middle School Pinellas Park · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	46.7 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	999
89	Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.7 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	472
90	Bear Creek Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	44.0 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	237
91	Meadowlawn Middle School ST Petersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	43.8 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	616
92	Bay Point Middle School ST Petersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	43.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	519
93	Lakewood High School ST Petersburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	43.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	880
94	Ponce de Leon Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43.5 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	546
95	Woodlawn Elementary School ST Petersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43.2 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	216
96	Dixie M. Hollins High School Kenneth City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.8 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,934
97	Sandy Lane Elementary School Clearwater · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	41.3 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	288
98	John Hopkins Middle School ST Petersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	40.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	757
99	Dunedin High School Dunedin · High · Grades 9–12	Public	40.3 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,221
100	Oak Grove Middle School Clearwater · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	40.1 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	724

Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele in Tarpon Springs leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Pinellas with a Success Index (US) of 87.8. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Pinellas?

Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele in Tarpon Springs, Florida ranks first among traditional public schools in Pinellas with a Success Index (US) of 87.8 out of 100 (Enrollment: 267).

How are traditional public schools in Pinellas ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.