Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001749
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
320 LEMON ST, AUBURNDALE, FL 33823 · (863) 965-5450 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
278 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 39.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 371 | 74.9% | 41.5% |
| THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THONOTOSASSA | 405 | 76.8% | 39.8% |
| TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 417 | 74.8% | 51.1% |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 376 | 77.7% | 54.4% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 466 | 76.8% | 49.4% |
| WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 422 | 72.5% | 46.0% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,743 of 2,136 | #60 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #2,078 of 2,149 ▼ 225 | #82 of 86 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #1,688 of 2,149 ▼ 16 | #57 of 86 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #1,842 of 2,267 | #78 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,018 of 2,077 | #82 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #188 of 2,108 | #5 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #279 of 2,188 | #33 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,025 of 1,374 | #28 of 39 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 75% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 79% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 77% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 75% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 78% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 94% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 82% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in AUBURNDALE, Florida. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 371 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK, where 163 schools serve 116,552 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic (38%). Enrollment also includes 32% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 9 points above the 29% share among Polk County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 21.8:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Census estimates describe Polk County this way: median household income is about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Polk County number 172 and enroll about 117,004.
The shortest distance from AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 359 in 2020-21 and 371 in 2024-25, a rise of 12 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.8:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in AUBURNDALE
- AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,770 students
- JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,013 students
- LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 915 students
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 887 students
- BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- BERKLEY ACCELERATEDMiddle · 622 students
Nearby schools
- JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE0.7 mi · 1,013
- AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,770
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 887
- LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 915
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY2.1 mi · 817
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 38% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK.
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