Welcome to Midtown Academy

Midtown Academy - Center for Cultural Arts, Gifted Studies, and Literacy Innovation

Our Midtown scholars experience the best of all worlds – academics and the arts – in classrooms centered around hands-on learning with STEM enrichment. Midtown is the only south Pinellas elementary school offering:

Double the arts! Four times per week arts/music classes.

Full-time gifted! All-gifted, all-day instruction (Gifted FAQs)

Project-based learning! MakerSpace and student-led enrichment clusters weekly (School Wide Enrichment Model)

Cultural immersion field trips! Frequent visits to museums and local cultural institutions.

All instructors gifted trained! High-level teaching strategies in every classroom.

Our small-school environment ensures that every child receives the personalized tools to succeed academically and become a real-world problem solver. Seeing is believing. We invite you to tour our historic campus, and explore our classrooms in action!

Latest News

2025 - 2026 Student Supply List

View Student Supply List by Grade

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Literacy Week 2025

This year, our Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! theme is Building Literacy: Constructing the Foundation for Success.

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Midtown Academy teacher is runner up for the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper In Education Teacher of the Year Award

Meredith Myers of Midtown Academy was recognized by NIE at a ceremony on Aug. 22.

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IT Factor - Inspiring Teachers Video - Elise Whittle

In this IT Factor - Inspiring Teachers video, Elise Whittle from Midtown Academy, Center for Cultural Arts, Gifted Studies and Literacy Innovations, loves building relationships with her students.

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Midtown Academy is a Magnet School of Distinction!

Magnet School of Distinction Awards are only given to a select group of magnet schools. To receive a national merit award, members of MagnetSchools of America must submit a detailed application that is scored by a panel of educators. These schools are judged and scored on their demonstrated ability to raise student academic achievement, promote racial and socioeconomic diversity, provide integrated curricula and instruction, and create strong family and community partnerships that enhance the school's magnet theme.

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Principal's Message

Message from Principal Keila Victor

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Parent Tips

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Center for Cultural Arts, Gifted Studies, and Literacy Innovation

Frequently Asked Questions

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School tours are scheduled on Tuesday mornings. Please visit the link below to check dates, availability, and sign up!

Sign Up For A Tour

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We are using Peachjar for sending electronic school flyers (eflyers) to parents.