PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · CLEARWATER, FL

PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in CLEARWATER, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 546 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

546

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	209	38%
Black or African American	156	29%
White	114	21%
Two or more races	56	10%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	546	292M / 254F

English Language Learners: 121 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% -5.8pp	48.8%	224
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -9.2pp	52.2%	222
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	67

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.26 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

175

32.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	546	100%

Contact & Location

1301 PONCE DE LEON BLVD

CLEARWATER, FL 33756

Phone: (727)588-3573

http://www.ponce-es.pinellas.k12.fl.us

District

PINELLAS

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,718

District enrollment: 93,702

Other Schools in District

ACADEMIE DA VINCI CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
ANONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ATHENIAN ACADEMY Elementary
AZALEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARDMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33756) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120156001669

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD