Dixie M. Hollins High, 4940 62nd St. N: grades 9 to 12, 1,934 students in 2024-25, a C in Florida's 2026 grades. Zoned for parts of west St. Petersburg.

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

Dixie M. Hollins High, which the district calls Hollins High, is the Pinellas County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 4940 62nd St. N. The school and the district give it a St. Petersburg address, but the campus sits in unincorporated West Lealman, outside city limits, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder. Its zone takes in a strip of west St. Petersburg.

Who to call
Address 4940 62nd St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Phone 727-547-7876
Grades 9 to 12
District Pinellas County Schools
State school number 52-1031

Principal

Principal Candice Metcalf, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory counted 1,934 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 98 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers. That is about 20 students per teacher. The year before, the count was 1,975.

The state’s 2026 grades file lists 82.4% 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: 50%
  • Math: 32%
  • Science: 63%
  • Social studies: 58%

The file gives a graduation rate of 94% for 2024-25, and 57% 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. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

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, 3,712 (2.4%) fall inside the Hollins 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 the Hollins zone fall in these zones:

The district’s Planning for Progress recommendations, up for a School Board vote at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, would close Blanton Elementary in West Lealman at the end of 2026-27 and redraw the Westgate and Seventy-Fourth Street zones for 2027-28. They do not change the Hollins zone.

Programs

The school’s website lists:

  • Academy of Entertainment Arts (AEA): film, game design, animation, music production, photography and digital entrepreneurship. The district’s magnet guide lists it as open to applicants countywide.
  • Cambridge International (AICE): a college-preparatory program that began at the school in 2011; students apply to pursue the AICE Diploma, according to the school’s Cambridge page.
  • Academy of Culinary Arts.

Applications for district programs for 2027-28 open Jan. 5-15, 2027.

Sports and activities

For football in 2026-27, Hollins plays in Class 4A, Region 3, District 10 with Clearwater, Northeast, Osceola (Seminole), Pinellas Park (Largo) and St. Petersburg, according to the FHSAA’s assignments.

The school’s athletics pages list bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving and volleyball in the fall; boys and girls basketball, soccer and wrestling in the winter; and track and field, tennis, softball, flag football and baseball in the spring.

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 Dixie Hollins High serve?

Grades 9 to 12. It is a Pinellas County Schools high school at 4940 62nd St. N, with a St. Petersburg mailing address.

Is Dixie Hollins High in St. Petersburg?

It has a St. Petersburg mailing address, but the campus is in unincorporated West Lealman, outside city limits. Its zone covers parts of west St. Petersburg.

What is Dixie Hollins High’s school grade?

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

What time does Dixie Hollins High start?

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