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Best Elementary Schools in St Petersburg, FL (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in St Petersburg, FL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
St Petersburg, FL rankings: Elementary Schools
St Petersburg, FL elementary schools ranked
How St Petersburg, FL's elementary schools compare
A: 7B: 7C: 11D: 4
48% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL earn an A or B (7 A grades, 7 B, 11 C, 4 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (97% here, 70% nationally), and 20 exceed it. On average 60% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School (79% against 46%, A), Douglas L Jamerson JR Elementary (65% against 36%, B), Northwest Elementary School (72% against 46%, A-), Bear Creek Elementary School (59% against 34%, B-), New Heights Elementary School (57% against 32%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Pinellas (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: James B Sanderlin K 8 (775 students, A-, #7), Shore Acres Elementary School (709 students, A, #4), New Heights Elementary School (615 students, C+, #17).
Of the top 25, 9 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alfred Adler Elementary School, St Petersburg
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL
What is the best elementary school in St Petersburg, FL?
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School in St Petersburg ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.
How are elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does St Petersburg, FL have?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public elementary schools in St Petersburg, FL; 29 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.