BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY

As a mid-tier elementary school in BARTOW, Florida, BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY hosts 524 students from grades K through 5, part of POLK.

Within POLK, which oversees 163 schools and 116,552 students, BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Polk County's rate of about 65%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.6%, the actual is 65.8%, a residual of +9.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, 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), BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY has edged up 13%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 51% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.