Boca Ciega High, 924 58th St. S, Gulfport: grades 9 to 12, 967 students this fall, a C in 2026 state grades. Zoned for parts of west St. Petersburg.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Pinellas County Schools’ zoning maps, Planning for Progress recommendation, 2026-27 bell times and student calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football assignments.

Boca Ciega High is the Pinellas County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 924 58th St. S. The campus is in the city of Gulfport, next to St. Petersburg, and its zone takes in much of west St. Petersburg. Its teams are the Pirates.

Who to call
Address 924 58th St. S, Gulfport, FL 33707
Phone 727-893-2780
Grades 9 to 12
District Pinellas County Schools
State school number 52-0431

Principal

Principal Jennifer Gil, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 967 students on the 10-day count of Aug. 24, 2026, according to the district’s Boca Ciega recommendation. The same document gives the campus room for 2,492 students, so it is 39% full.
  • Federal count: 1,039 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 57 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher. The year before, the count was 1,211.

The state’s 2026 grades file lists 94.9% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for high schools, graduation and college and career acceleration. The file sets a C for high schools at 45% to 59% of points.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (55% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the same file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 43%
  • Math: 38%
  • Science: 54%
  • Social studies: 64%

The file gives a graduation rate of 94% for 2024-25, and 68% on college and career acceleration (students earning credit through programs such as AP, IB, AICE, dual enrollment or industry certifications).

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

The technical high school plan

The district has recommended turning Boca Ciega into a technical high school, in its Planning for Progress recommendation of Sept. 10. The School Board votes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. As proposed:

  • 2027-28 is a planning year, and the technical high school opens in 2028-29, with career and technical pathways built on the existing Center for Wellness and Medical Professions.
  • Students zoned for Boca Ciega stay zoned for it, with athletics and activities. A student who does not want the technical school would get a bus to a designated traditional high school starting in 2028-29.
  • The fundamental program stops taking new students in 2027-28 and phases out over three years.
  • Azalea Middle would move into Building 4 on the campus in 2027-28, with its own address.

The district’s Oct. 6 summary says the Boca Ciega zone “will have minor changes.” Check an address in the proposed zone locator.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s School Zone Locator, or see the district’s high school zoning map.

Of the 153,244 St. Petersburg address points in Pinellas County’s address layer, 17,703 (11.6%) fall inside the Boca Ciega zone on that map. The zone also covers addresses outside the city that we did not count.

The district does not publish a feeder list. Comparing its zoning maps (the middle and high school maps were first drawn for 2012-13; the elementary map is for 2026-27), the St. Petersburg addresses in this zone fall in these zones:

  • Middle school: Azalea Middle (89%) and Tyrone Middle (11%).
  • Elementary school: Azalea (42%), Bear Creek (18%), Northwest (17%), Seventy-Fourth Street (9%), Gulfport Montessori (5%), Westgate (5%) and Fairmount Park (4%).

Programs

  • Center for Wellness and Medical Professions (CWMP): a countywide magnet started in 1994 for students interested in health care careers. Admission is by application in eighth grade, or by late application in ninth grade, according to the school’s CWMP page.
  • Fundamental program: built around AVID electives and parent involvement; it stops admitting new students in 2027-28 under the district’s plan.
  • Emerging Technologies: industry certifications and a pathway to Pinellas Technical College.
  • The Academy of Creators, Scholars and Leaders, Army JROTC, AVID and band, orchestra and color guard.

Sports and activities

For football in 2026-27, Boca Ciega plays in Class 2A, Region 2, District 6 with Berkeley Prep (Tampa), Calvary Christian (Clearwater), Clearwater Central Catholic, Lakewood and Tampa Catholic, according to the FHSAA’s assignments.

The school’s athletics directory lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 7:25 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (a possible hurricane make-up day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: no school (a possible hurricane make-up day)
  • Nov. 21-29: Thanksgiving week, no school
  • Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, 2027: winter holidays; Monday, Jan. 4, is also off
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
  • March 13-21, 2027: spring holidays
  • Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school, with students released two hours early

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Boca Ciega High serve?

Grades 9 to 12. It is a Pinellas County Schools high school at 924 58th St. S in Gulfport, zoned for parts of west St. Petersburg.

What is Boca Ciega High’s school grade?

Boca Ciega earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points. It also earned a C in 2025 and 2024.

Is Boca Ciega High becoming a technical high school?

The district has recommended it become a technical high school starting in 2028-29, with zoned students staying zoned there. The School Board votes on the plan Tuesday, Oct. 13.

What time does Boca Ciega High start?

Classes run 7:25 a.m. to 1:55 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the district’s bell times.