Summary:
Frontier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Clearwater, Florida, serving 651 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pinellas District, which is ranked 23 out of 68 districts in Florida and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
While Frontier Elementary School's overall performance is below the Pinellas District and state averages, it has some areas of strength. In 5th grade Science, the school's proficiency rate was 65% in 2023-2024, compared to 64% for the Pinellas District and 53% for the state. In 3rd grade English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 59%, slightly below the Pinellas District's 62% but higher than the state's 55%. Frontier Elementary School also excelled in 5th grade Math, with a proficiency rate of 72% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the Pinellas District's 61% and the state's 55%. However, the school faces challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby Walsingham Elementary School (33.2%) and Southern Oak Elementary School (9.1%).
Frontier Elementary School also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 71.74% in 2022-2023, which is higher than most of the nearby schools. The school's spending per student has increased from $9,677 in 2019-2020 to $13,262 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools, ranging from $7,791 to $19,130 per student. While the higher spending may indicate a focus on resource allocation and support for the school's student population, there are still opportunities for improvement, particularly in English Language Arts, where the school's proficiency rates are below the Pinellas District and state averages.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Pinellas
SchoolDigger Rank:
794th of 2,256 Florida Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,262
Students who attend Frontier Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.1
Number of students: 651
Racial breakdown:
White:
40.7%
Hispanic:
34.4%
African American:
15.1%
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Two or more races:
5.7%
Asian:
3.8%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.7%
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