Elementary · Florida
John M. Sexton Elementary School
Free meals for allJohn M. Sexton Elementary School, a public elementary school in St Petersburg, Florida: grades pre-k–5, 355 students, 13.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pinellas.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 355
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 15.8 · 2,167 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 85% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 578 · 2,223 schools compared
Smaller than 62% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%60%proficient
+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 60% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 55% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
181 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%64%proficient
+9.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 60% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
179 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
- Run by
- Pinellas
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pinellas.
Location
- Address
- 1997 54TH Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33714
- Phone
- (727)570-3400
- City or town
- St. Petersburg
- County
- Pinellas County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 14.5 | 46% | 64% |
Sawgrass Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 573 | 12.5 | 59% | 66% |
Lealman Avenue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 371 | 11.2 | 43% | 55% |
New Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 666 | 13.3 | 54% | 62% |
North Shore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 12.7 | 61% | 66% |
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 216 | 10.5 | 44% | 57% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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