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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001724
BETHUNE ACADEMY
900 AVENUE F, HAINES CITY, FL 33844 · (863) 421-3334 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- A-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
21.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
335 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 49.1% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 BETHUNE ACADEMY
BETHUNE ACADEMY's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETHUNE ACADEMY this school | 430 | 77.9% | 52.7% |
| KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 404 | 78.5% | 39.0% |
| LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 415 | 79.5% | 51.2% |
| INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 423 | 82.3% | 37.0% |
| DUVAL CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 501 | 84.2% | 38.7% |
| JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 462 | 78.1% | 37.3% |
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 BETHUNE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,197 of 2,136 | #28 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #991 of 2,149 ▲ 427 | #20 of 86 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #950 of 2,149 ▲ 302 | #24 of 86 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #1,682 of 2,267 | #71 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #2,009 of 2,077 | #80 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #806 of 2,108 | #60 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #203 of 2,188 | #24 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,096 of 1,374 | #30 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
430
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 78% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 80% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 61% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 60% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 47% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 51% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 62% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 46% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 34 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BETHUNE ACADEMY.
About BETHUNE ACADEMY
BETHUNE ACADEMY is an elementary school with a street address in HAINES CITY, Florida. Its 430 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
BETHUNE ACADEMY is part of a district of 163 schools: POLK, with 116,552 students.
Black students make up a majority at BETHUNE ACADEMY, at 51%. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Polk County's population at about 15%. BETHUNE ACADEMY's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.5:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher above the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. The 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 13 points lower.
allk12 grades BETHUNE ACADEMY a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BETHUNE ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.7%, compared with a predicted 42.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Polk County, the median household income is $65,978, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Polk County has 172 public schools and roughly 117,004 students.
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to BETHUNE ACADEMY, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.1%; BETHUNE ACADEMY's is 52.7%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when BETHUNE ACADEMY had 465 students, to 2024-25, when it had 430. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.6:1 to 21.5:1.
The BETHUNE ACADEMY community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HAINES CITY
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,329 students
- SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,111 students
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 506 students
Other Bethune Academy schools
One other US public school is named Bethune Academy. BETHUNE ACADEMY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bethune AcademyMilwaukee, WI · 574 students
Nearby schools
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 725
- DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 506
- SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,329
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 3,105
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 2,632
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About BETHUNE ACADEMYHow many students attend BETHUNE ACADEMY?
BETHUNE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BETHUNE ACADEMY serve?
BETHUNE ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BETHUNE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BETHUNE ACADEMY is approximately 21.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BETHUNE ACADEMY?
At BETHUNE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 11% White, 34% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BETHUNE ACADEMY in?
BETHUNE ACADEMY is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.