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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Polk County, Florida

Across Polk County, Florida, 39 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at -41.6%, against a median of -10.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
39
Polk County, Florida
Best Enrollment change
-41.6%
Median Enrollment change
-10.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK860502-41.6%
2CITRUS RIDGE A CIVICS ACADEMYDAVENPORT, FLPOLK1,8791,108-41.0%
3COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGLAKELAND, FLPOLK697479-31.3%
4ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK792549-30.7%
5MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK681488-28.3%
6OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK494365-26.1%
7ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALTURAS, FLPOLK362274-24.3%
8ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLK741562-24.2%
9DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK432344-20.4%
10KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK546453-17.0%
11PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOINCIANA, FLPOLK551479-13.1%
12HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK792691-12.8%
13SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK430376-12.6%
14SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK838735-12.3%
15LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT MEADE, FLPOLK674593-12.0%
16SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLK650574-11.7%
17JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMYBARTOW, FLPOLK380336-11.6%
18HARTRIDGE ACADEMYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK226200-11.5%
19PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMULBERRY, FLPOLK493438-11.2%
20DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK777697-10.3%
21ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSLAKELAND, FLPOLK849762-10.2%
22LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLK569512-10.0%
23CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK446402-9.9%
24CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK414374-9.7%
25WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK841764-9.2%
26CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK480437-9.0%
27CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK1,1031,007-8.7%
28AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAUBURNDALE, FLPOLK405371-8.4%
29JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARYELOISE, FLPOLK425396-6.8%
30BETHUNE ACADEMYHAINES CITY, FLPOLK461430-6.7%
31PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK667625-6.3%
32JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK776746-3.9%
33HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIGHLAND CITY, FLPOLK430414-3.7%
34DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARYBABSON PARK, FLPOLK470453-3.6%
35WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERINGLAKELAND, FLPOLK551536-2.7%
36SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK730711-2.6%
37SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK535523-2.2%
38HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLK676667-1.3%
39NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICELAKELAND, FLPOLK666658-1.2%
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