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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 33755

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Top rankedSandy Lane Elementary School675^th of 2,240 Florida elementary schools

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Summary:

In zip code 33755, Clearwater, Florida, there are two elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the Pinellas school district, which is ranked 15th out of 70 districts in the state.

Sandy Lane Elementary School and Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School are similar in size, with about 280 students each, and both serve a high percentage of students from low-income households. Kings Highway has a stronger track record of consistent high performance, ranking in the 79th percentile in 2024-2025, though it dropped to the 56th percentile in 2025-2026. Sandy Lane has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 48th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 70th percentile in 2025-2026. Kings Highway also has a significantly lower chronic absenteeism rate (25.6%) compared to Sandy Lane (39.2%), which is a critical factor for academic success.

Academically, the schools have different strengths. Sandy Lane excels in 5th Grade Science (81% proficient) and 3rd Grade ELA (69% proficient), while Kings Highway shines in 5th Grade Math (88% proficient) and 5th Grade ELA (76% proficient). Both schools are exceptionally strong in 5th Grade Math, with proficiency rates far exceeding district and state averages. Kings Highway had an outstanding 4th grade class in 2024-2025, achieving 96% proficiency in ELA and 91% in Math, but this was not sustained the following year. Both schools spend over $20,000 per student, well above the state average, but their different performance profiles show that how money is spent matters more than the total amount.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandy Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 Sandy Ln	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 469-5974	288	26	11.0	77.8%	42 (14.6%)	152 (52.8%)	62 (21.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.3%)	68.1	675^th of 2240 public elementary schools	69.9%		60.4	872^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	61.4%	197	69.0	70.0	66.0	61.0	58.0	87.0	81.0	$21,043	$2,601	$18,442
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1715 Kings Highway	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 223-8949	277	25	11.0	72.9%	32 (11.6%)	155 (56.0%)	62 (22.4%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	56.3	976^th of 2240 public elementary schools	56.4%		77.1	471^st of 2258 public elementary schools	79.1%	505	48.0	47.0	76.0	57.0	73.0	88.0	71.0	$20,246	$2,084	$18,162

Cities Near Zip Code 33755

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clearwater	0.22 mi	33	234^th
Dunedin	1.47 mi	7	59^th
Largo	3.16 mi	19	171^st
Palm Harbor	5.22 mi	12	41^st
Safety Harbor	5.6 mi	2	100^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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