The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Science. The lowest is 63% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakeview Fundamental Elementary
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary is a pre-kindergarten through fifth grade public school in St. Petersburg, operated by Pinellas County Schools. It sits in the southern part of the city, on 25th Street South, in a part of St. Petersburg that lies beyond the downtown core but within the broader grid of established residential neighborhoods the city is known for.
The school's student body is a genuine mix racially and economically. White and Black students each make up a substantial share of enrollment, with smaller but meaningful Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial groups as well. Nearly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a middle range on economic need rather than at either extreme. Enrollment is relatively modest for a school spanning this many grade levels, which gives it something of a smaller-school character. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in what was provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, Lakeview Fundamental shows a recognizable pattern: third and fourth graders test at solid levels, and fifth grade pulls back noticeably in both reading and math. In ELA, third grade proficiency is clearly strong, fourth grade is somewhat lower, and fifth grade sits at the lower end of the range shown across all three tested years. Math follows a similar arc, with fourth grade actually reaching the highest mark among any subject or grade reported, but fifth grade again landing at the bottom of the school's own results. The fifth-grade science assessment is a clear bright spot, with proficiency running well ahead of the school's ELA and math figures at that same grade level. A parent whose child is heading into fifth grade may want to ask the school directly about what accounts for the gap between science performance and literacy and math at that grade. Trend data across prior years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, stable, or declining.
On the district side, Pinellas County Schools publicly earned a state grade of A for the first time in district history in 2024, tied in part to a homegrown ELA curriculum built around the science of reading. That curriculum began in the early grades and extends into grade five, so its effects should be visible at Lakeview over time. Separately, voters in late 2024 renewed and expanded a local property tax that funds teacher and staff bonuses plus reading, music, art, and technology programs. For a family buying a home in the area, that tax is a real cost to factor in; for a family weighing school quality, it represents a stable funding stream for programs that can otherwise be vulnerable to budget cycles.
Housing near the school sits at a level modestly below the Florida statewide median for home values, and values have dipped slightly over the past year while rents have held roughly flat. The rent-to-income ratio, based on national figures, runs just under thirty percent, which is in reach for many renters but not especially comfortable. St. Petersburg as a whole is in an active development phase, with major mixed-use construction downtown and a large-scale redevelopment around the Tropicana Field site that will reshape parts of the city over the next decade. The city's civic fabric, walkable downtown, waterfront parks, transit on the SunRunner line, and library system, adds real texture to daily life for families here.
Comparison data against other districts in Pinellas County was not usable because Pinellas is the only district in the county, so no peer ranking is available for context.
The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so graduation rates do not apply, and course-access data like AP or dual enrollment is not relevant to its grade band. What Lakeview offers is an early-elementary pathway within a district that has recently invested heavily in foundational literacy, in a city with a lot of civic activity and a housing market that remains accessible relative to much of Florida.
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