Best Public Schools in Palm Harbor, FL

Summary:

The city of Palm Harbor, Florida is home to 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Pinellas school district, which is ranked 19th out of 67 districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in Palm Harbor stand out as exceptional performers, including Ozona Elementary School, ranked 114th out of 2,258 Florida elementary schools and rated 5 out of 5 stars, with impressive test scores in science, English Language Arts, and Math. Cypress Woods Elementary School and Elisa Nelson Elementary are also highly ranked 5-star schools with strong academic performance. In contrast, the two middle schools, Palm Harbor Middle School and Joseph L. Carwise Middle School, show more variability in their rankings and test scores.

At the high school level, Palm Harbor University High School stands out with a 89.7% four-year graduation rate and strong performance on state assessments, particularly in Biology 1 and US History. The district's lone charter school, Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School, has a mix of high and low performance compared to the district, with exceptional Algebra 1 and Civics scores but lower elementary-level English Language Arts and Math proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)								FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC US History (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ozona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tampa Rd	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1589	727	48	15.2	24.6%	572 (78.7%)	7 (1.0%)	101 (13.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	91.7	114^th of 2258 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.6	79^th of 2256 public elementary schools	96.5%	35	76.0	84.0	78.0						79.0	86.0	88.0				84.0							$13,115	$869	$12,247
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Bentley Dr	Palm Harbor	34684	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1442	859	49	17.5	31.1%	566 (65.9%)	54 (6.3%)	170 (19.8%)	31 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	76.8	249^th of 1205 public middle schools	79.3%		73	294^th of 1196 public middle schools	75.4%	45				73.0	75.0	70.0						73.0	44.0	80.0		61.0	84.0	96.0			87.0	$11,539	$509	$11,030
Curlew Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Curlew Rd	Palm Harbor	34684	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1423	610	45	13.5	32.6%	380 (62.3%)	42 (6.9%)	121 (19.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.3%)	80.1	406^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.0%		87.1	247^th of 2256 public elementary schools	89.1%	159	67.0	70.0	72.0						77.0	82.0	69.0				65.0							$14,621	$944	$13,675
Palm Harbor Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Tampa Rd	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 669-1146	1,017	49	20.7	27.9%	750 (73.7%)	30 (2.9%)	187 (18.4%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	66.7	361^st of 1205 public middle schools	70.0%		68.3	347^th of 1196 public middle schools	71.0%	14				64.0	54.0	68.0						68.0	48.0	70.0		69.0	87.0	100.0			86.0	$9,217	$326	$8,892
Cypress Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Cypress Woods Blvd	Palm Harbor	34685	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 538-7325	676	43	15.7	23.1%	514 (76.0%)	14 (2.1%)	85 (12.6%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)	89.2	191^st of 2258 public elementary schools	91.5%		91.9	116^th of 2256 public elementary schools	94.9%	75	81.0	77.0	70.0						87.0	88.0	80.0				73.0							$12,314	$663	$11,651
Sutherland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 N Belcher Rd	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1466	564	35	16.1	36.0%	424 (75.2%)	21 (3.7%)	75 (13.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	89	194^th of 2258 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.3	202^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	71.0	75.0	80.0						89.0	74.0	83.0				83.0							$11,687	$321	$11,366
Lake St. George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 County Road 95	Palm Harbor	34684	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 669-1161	499	36	13.8	34.1%	340 (68.1%)	25 (5.0%)	88 (17.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	85.9	266^th of 2258 public elementary schools	88.2%		86.1	281^st of 2256 public elementary schools	87.5%	15	73.0	70.0	74.0						80.0	78.0	77.0				85.0							$14,595	$879	$13,716
Highland Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 Highlands Blvd	Palm Harbor	34684	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1429	449	31	14.4	39.6%	319 (71.0%)	25 (5.6%)	65 (14.5%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	58.8	910^th of 2258 public elementary schools	59.7%		71.4	612^th of 2256 public elementary schools	72.9%	298	72.0	53.0	47.0						77.0	69.0	57.0				54.0							$14,146	$859	$13,287
Palm Harbor University High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 Omaha St	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 669-1131	2,413	114	21.1	21.6%	1,798 (74.5%)	42 (1.7%)	329 (13.6%)	144 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	94 (3.9%)	75.1	113^th of 844 public high schools	86.6%		75.8	93^rd of 807 public high schools	88.5%	20							81.0	77.0									54.0	64.0	85.0	87.0		$9,037	$256	$8,780
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Curlew Rd	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 228-6850	343	31	11.0	23.3%	274 (79.9%)	6 (1.7%)	41 (12.0%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	70.1	640^th of 2258 public elementary schools	71.7%		80.4	395^th of 2256 public elementary schools	82.5%	245	76.0	63.0	67.0	83.0	65.0	69.0			84.0	36.0	60.0	74.0		73.0	51.0		88.0	100.0	82.0		86.0	$8,429	$58	$8,371
Elisa Nelson Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	415 15th St	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 588-5187	421	29	14.5	12.4%	327 (77.7%)	8 (1.9%)	40 (9.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	96.3	24^th of 2258 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.2	32^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	98.6%	8	91.0	84.0	89.0						88.0	88.0	92.0				95.0							$12,485	$370	$12,114

Cities Near Palm Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dunedin	2.9 mi	7	59^th
Tarpon Springs	3.22 mi	10	61^st
Clearwater	4.44 mi	33	234^th
Oldsmar	6.12 mi	2	47^th
Holiday	6.75 mi	6	378^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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