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What's one thing CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,007
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159005714
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7001 STATE HIGHWAY 653, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884 · (863) 326-5388 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,007 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
18.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
560 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 | 69 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 172 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
71%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
59.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 67.7% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,007 | 55.6% | 60.1% |
| SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 1,007 | 55.2% | 52.4% |
| DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT SOUTHSIDE JACKSONVILLE | 1,064 | 58.9% | 56.4% |
| DUVAL CHARTER AT BAYMEADOWS JACKSONVILLE | 1,399 | 52.7% | 58.0% |
| OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 1,022 | 57.0% | 60.9% |
| SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 901 | 52.4% | 47.3% |
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 CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #863 of 2,136 | #19 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #1,274 of 2,149 ▼ 645 | #27 of 86 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #839 of 2,149 ▼ 168 | #18 of 86 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,007 | #193 of 2,267 | #10 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,684 of 2,077 | #53 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #134 of 2,108 | #3 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #1,057 of 2,188 | #69 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #1,012 of 1,374 | #27 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
1,007
+74 (+8%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,007 | 56 | 18.0:1 | 56% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 1,008 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 51% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 1,130 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 37% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 933 | 67 | 13.9:1 | 41% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 1,103 | 71 | 15.5:1 | 44% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 1,106 | 61 | 18.1:1 | 48% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 57% (491) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. The school serves 1,007 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 163 schools: POLK, with 116,552 students.
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 22% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Polk County's population at about 29%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1 at CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 56% of enrollment. It compares with 65% for public schools in Polk County.
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.3%.
Polk County census figures show that 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. Polk County is home to 172 public schools and about 117,004 public school students.
The closest other public school is SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY, about 2.2 miles away. CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 60.1% compares with 43.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,007, an 8% gain from 933 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 18.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
Community posts for CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 WINTER HAVEN
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 997 students
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYElementary · 817 students
- JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 746 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
- SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 689
- GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 652
- WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 491
- JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY3.9 mi · 396
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 740
- LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 1,568
Frequently asked questions
About CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,007 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 31% White, 38% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.