ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in ALTURAS, Florida, overseen by POLK, hosting 274 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 55% leaner than typical.

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 163 schools operated by POLK, a district that works with 116,552 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.1%; actual is 60.0%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 362 students in 2018 compared to 274 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 65% across the same window.

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