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Westlake Christian School
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades KG-08·~561 students
Accepts scholarshipsMethodistCo-edAffordable
Tuition$11.0K/yr
TypeMethodist
Students~561
PALM HARBOR
Best Elementary Schools in Palm Harbor
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Looking for the best elementary schools in Palm Harbor? We track 12 K-12 options that serve elementary grades. Annual tuition ranges from $11.0K/yr to $16.5K/yr, with a median of $14K/yr across schools that publish a number. Palm Harbor has the highest concentration with 12 schools. 9 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 75% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Elementary admissions decisions tend to weigh family fit and developmental readiness more than test scores. Most schools assess via a play-based visit at age 4-5 and rolling interviews for K-5 transfers. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Pre-K, Elementary, High.
Showing 10 of 12 Palm Harbor schools
- 2Palm Harbor Montessori Academy
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades PK-08·~129 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$16.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~129 - 3Suncoast Waldorf School
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades PK-08·~125 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$14K/yrTypePrivateStudents~125 - 4Acton Academy Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~91 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$12K/yrTypePrivateStudents~91 - 5Center Academy-palm Harbor
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades 04-12·~64 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$14.6K/yrTypePrivateStudents~64 - 6Spring Valley School
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades PK-12·~40 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~40 - 7Invictus Academy Tampa Bay
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades 01-12·~17 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~17 - 8Huntington Learning Center
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~16 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~16 - 9Holy Family Academy, Inc.
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades 01-12·~14 students
CatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents~14 - 10Fireflies Academy
Palm Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~5 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~5
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for elementary schools in Palm Harbor?
Across the 12 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $11.0K/yr to $16.5K/yr, with a median of $14K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Palm Harbor?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
9 of the 12 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Fireflies Academy is the smallest with 5 students; Westlake Christian School is the largest at 561. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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