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Sawgrass Lake Elementary School

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Sawgrass Lake Elementary School ranks 805 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Sawgrass Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving 599 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Pinellas District, which is ranked 19th out of 67 districts in the state.

Sawgrass Lake Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 805th out of 2,258 Florida elementary schools in 2024-2025 (rated 3 stars) to 1,409th out of 2,247 in 2020-2021 (rated 2 stars), indicating inconsistent performance compared to other schools. The school has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.9% to 35.4%, significantly higher than state and district averages. Sawgrass Lake's test scores in English Language Arts and Math have been mixed, with some grade levels performing above the district and state, while others are below. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.39% to 63.09%, higher than the state average.

Comparing Sawgrass Lake to nearby schools, Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School has generally higher test scores, while Pinellas Park Elementary School has significantly lower scores across all grade levels. Shore Acres Elementary School consistently outperforms Sawgrass Lake in ELA and Math. Despite Sawgrass Lake's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state, the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear.

573

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,198

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 77th Ave N
St Petersburg, FL 33702

(727) 570-3121

District: Pinellas

Students who attend Sawgrass Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowlawn Middle School
High:	Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.8%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Florida median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg65%

Florida avg58%

805^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 90Elementary Schools in the Pinellas

19^th of 67Pinellas among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	805 of 2258	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	917 of 2256	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	1321 of 2240	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1125 of 2219	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1409 of 2247	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1235 of 2182	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	1004 of 2118	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	1287 of 2112	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	1171 of 2087	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	981 of 2064	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.6	1215 of 2029	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	1012 of 1984	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	1006 of 1985	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	783 of 1919	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.0	962 of 1847	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.1	1244 of 1789	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1212 of 1786	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1139 of 1688	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+12 vs state

Math66%+6 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Sawgrass Lake is a great school. All 3 of our older children attended Sawgrass for elementary school. All three are top rank in their high schools now. They got a great foundation at Sawgrass. Our youngest is there now. It's a well run school. The low ratings on this site are not representative of the school. Close Quote

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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 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 Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th 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 Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 77th Ave N	St Petersburg	33702	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 570-3121	573	46	12.4	59.2%	245 (42.8%)	145 (25.3%)	125 (21.8%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.3%)	62.9	805^th of 2258 public elementary schools	64.3%		57.2	917^th of 2256 public elementary schools	59.4%	112	67.0	45.0	62.0					74.0	55.0	69.0			67.0					$15,198	$1,364	$13,835
Lynch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 71st Ave N	St Petersburg	33702	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 570-3170	450	31	14.5	71.8%	226 (50.2%)	68 (15.1%)	92 (20.4%)	27 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	46.3	1198^th of 2258 public elementary schools	46.9%		47.2	1169^th of 2256 public elementary schools	48.2%	29	43.0	40.0	54.0					59.0	54.0	81.0			63.0					$14,339	$1,079	$13,260
John M. Sexton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 54th Ave N	St Petersburg	33714	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 570-3400	355	27	13.1	69.3%	138 (38.9%)	85 (23.9%)	82 (23.1%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.5%)	61.9	829^th of 2258 public elementary schools	63.3%		57.6	905^th of 2256 public elementary schools	59.9%	76	63.0	50.0	66.0					79.0	49.0	65.0			65.0					$17,899	$1,514	$16,384
Lealman Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 58th Ave N	St Petersburg	33714	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 570-3020	371	33	11.2	74.1%	95 (25.6%)	109 (29.4%)	126 (34.0%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	34.6	1511^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.1%		27.9	1688^th of 2256 public elementary schools	25.2%	177	46.0	41.0	40.0					52.0	57.0	58.0			51.0					$17,413	$2,739	$14,674
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9200 49th St	Pinellas Park	33782	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7260	535	42	12.7	40.2%	255 (47.7%)	49 (9.2%)	112 (20.9%)	71 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.8%)	43.4	1264^th of 2258 public elementary schools	44.0%		48	1142^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	49.4%	122	44.0	35.0	56.0	64.0	48.0	43.0	95.0	66.0	45.0	72.0	51.0	27.0	54.0	58.0	93.0	83.0	83.0	$8,560	$72	$8,489
Pinellas Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7520 52nd St N	Pinellas Park	33781	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 547-7888	435	36	12.0	72.4%	118 (27.1%)	93 (21.4%)	151 (34.7%)	43 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	11.5	2113^th of 2258 public elementary schools	6.4%		8.4	2182^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	3.3%	69	31.0	33.0	30.0					37.0	47.0	27.0			34.0					$15,913	$1,520	$14,393
New Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 37th St N	St Petersburg	33714	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 893-2135	666	50	13.3	72.1%	137 (20.6%)	181 (27.2%)	242 (36.3%)	58 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	52.3	1062^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	53.0%		26.7	1719^th of 2256 public elementary schools	23.8%	657	67.0	47.0	48.0					63.0	71.0	51.0			55.0					$15,035	$1,790	$13,243
Shore Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 62nd Ave NE	St Petersburg	33702	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 570-3173	690	44	15.8	30.3%	452 (65.5%)	55 (8.0%)	122 (17.7%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.1%)	85.3	286^th of 2258 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.8	290^th of 2256 public elementary schools	87.1%	4	77.0	67.0	78.0					80.0	73.0	81.0			82.0					$11,829	$285	$11,544
North Shore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 35th Ave NE	St Petersburg	33704	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 893-2181	433	34	12.7	35.6%	243 (56.1%)	92 (21.2%)	61 (14.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	65.9	736^th of 2258 public elementary schools	67.4%		44.1	1239^th of 2256 public elementary schools	45.1%	503	73.0	56.0	56.0					66.0	70.0	62.0			67.0					$16,684	$1,420	$15,264
Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 60th St N	Pinellas Park	33782	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 547-7857	564	40	14.1	64.0%	227 (40.2%)	64 (11.3%)	177 (31.4%)	62 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	48	1157^th of 2258 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.7	1303^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	42.2%	146	49.0	66.0	39.0					56.0	63.0	59.0			56.0					$13,492	$1,211	$12,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Sawgrass Lake Elementary School

What district is Sawgrass Lake Elementary School in?

Pinellas

How many students attend Sawgrass Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Sawgrass Lake Elementary School.

Is Sawgrass Lake Elementary School a good school?

Sawgrass Lake Elementary School ranks 805^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sawgrass Lake Elementary School?

Students at Sawgrass Lake Elementary School are 43% White, 25% African American, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sawgrass Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sawgrass Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meadowlawn Middle School
High : Northeast High School

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