Blanton Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · St Petersburg, Florida

Blanton Elementary School in St Petersburg, Florida enrolled 427 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41-45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

500 students in 2022-23, 456 students in 2023-24, 427 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Blanton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-235002023-244562024-25427
Students enrolled at Blanton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-235002023-244562024-25427
Students enrolled at Blanton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-235002023-244562024-25427
Students enrolled at Blanton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 456, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-235002023-244562024-25427
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350039.012.8
2023-2445635.013.0
2024-2542734.012.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 12.6; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 12.6; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 12.6; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 12.6; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 467 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blanton Elementary School enrolled 467 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 467 of the 467 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.2% of students were White, 28.3% Hispanic, 19.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White34.2%
  2. Hispanic28.3%
  3. Black19.0%
  4. Asian11.7%
  5. Two or more races6.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blanton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2241‑45%51%53%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%57% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in St Petersburg

29 public elementary schools in St Petersburg report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
James B. Sanderlin K-881714.632.3%
Shore Acres Elementary School69015.926.7%
New Heights Elementary School66613.367.3%
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School57414.730.5%
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School57312.553.4%
Perkins Elementary School56112.646.9%
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary53614.142.7%
Campbell Park Elementary School50215.079.9%

All public schools in St Petersburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blanton Elementary School

  1. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 433 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Seventy-Fourth St. ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 472 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Blanton Elementary School with Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pinellas County Schools spends per student$12,514 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,514
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaBlanton Elementary School is the number 1,680 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,680 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blanton Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Blanton Elementary School?
    427 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 500 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St Petersburg, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanton Elementary School?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blanton Elementary School a Title I school?
    Blanton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blanton Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blanton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Blanton Elementary School in?
    Pinellas County Schools, NCES district ID 1201560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120156001604 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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