Lealman Intermediate

Lealman Intermediate School (or, more simply, Lealman Intermediate) is a school in Lealman, Florida, in the United States. It is part of the Pinellas County Schools district and is located just west of the St. Petersburg city limits. Lealman Intermediate School was founded in 2005 and replaced the 28th Street Drive-In Theater in Lealman.

Specialized learning

The school is located in one of the poorest areas of Pinellas County, and as of 2006, had over 100 registered sex offenders living within a mile of the school, the most in the district.

It was created to help students that have low FCAT scores or grades to achieve more in education. It has specialized help that is different from normal schools, in that the classes contain only 18 students. This is designed to help students concentrate more on learning than on other people in the class.

Grades

Lealman Intermediate currently provides education for grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and 8.5. 8.5th grade was added in the school year 2007-2008. It is a mixture of 8th and 9th grade which helps students who failed 8th grade, or any other grade, get back on track. In the first half of the school year students repeat 8th grade. Then, they are required to take an exam. Those who pass the exam move to 9th grade for the rest of the year. Students who fail continue to take 8th grade.