AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in AUBURNDALE, Florida, AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact elementary campus, operated by POLK. It caters to 371 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Across the 163 schools in POLK (116,552 students total), AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 41.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

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