Schools in St. Petersburg
Pinellas County Schools (PCS), the district serving St. Petersburg, earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida Department of Education for the third consecutive year as of 2025-26, and reported outperforming the state average on both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. Individual school performance within the district varies -- the large majority of graded schools earned an A or B, but not every school does, so a specific address still needs its own check.
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Learn moreDistrict Grade: Three Consecutive A Years
Pinellas County Schools earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida Department of Education for 2025-26, its third year in a row at that grade, per district reporting and Tampa Bay-area news coverage (St. Pete Catalyst, WTSP, reviewed August 2026) of statewide 2026 Florida school grades. The district also reported outperforming the state on FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) assessments: 64% proficiency in English Language Arts (grades 3-10) against 61% statewide, and 64% proficiency in Math (grades 3-12, FAST and End-of-Course combined) against 61% statewide.
Individual School Performance Within the District
Among individually graded Pinellas County schools for 2025-26, 92 earned an A, 27 earned a B, and 10 earned a C, with no schools graded D or F, per district-cited reporting. That's a genuinely strong distribution -- roughly 90% of the graded schools in that count earned an A or B -- but it doesn't cover every one of the district's approximately 153 schools, and a C-graded school is still a real outcome within the district, not a hypothetical. Check the specific school assigned to any address you're considering via the Florida DOE school grades database or GreatSchools rather than relying on the district-level A.
District Scale
Pinellas County Schools is one of the larger school districts in Florida and the country by enrollment. Sources reviewed this session cited approximately 153 schools, with enrollment figures ranging from about 87,876 to 91,021 students depending on source and exact reporting date -- treat these as approximate rather than a single precise figure, since enrollment shifts year to year, and one source specifically noted the district has weighed school closures and consolidations amid declining enrollment.
A Note on What This Page Deliberately Does Not Claim
This page speaks at the district level because that is what could be honestly sourced this pass. It does not name or rate individual St. Petersburg schools -- individual ratings vary meaningfully by specific neighborhood within a roughly 153-school district, and a single generic 'St. Petersburg schools are good' or 'bad' claim would misrepresent that real variation. Parents evaluating a specific home purchase or rental should look up the assigned school(s) for that address via the Florida DOE school grades database or GreatSchools before treating any district-level statistic as decisive.
Key takeaways
- Pinellas County Schools earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida DOE for 2025-26 -- its third consecutive year at that grade.
- The district reported outperforming the state average on both FAST ELA (64% vs. 61% statewide) and Math (64% vs. 61% statewide) proficiency for 2025-26.
- Among individually graded schools, 92 earned an A, 27 a B, and 10 a C, with none graded D or F -- a strong distribution, but a real minority still graded C, and this doesn't cover all ~153 district schools.
- PCS is a large district: roughly 153 schools and approximately 88,000-91,000 students, per sources reviewed (figures vary by source/date); one source noted the district has weighed closures amid declining enrollment.
- This page intentionally does not name or rate individual schools -- check the Florida DOE school grades database or GreatSchools for any specific address before deciding.
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