Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001708
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
328 EDGEWOOD DR E, LAKELAND, FL 33803 · (863) 499-2929 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
69%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
71.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
74.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 68.7% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 374 | 54.0% | 68.0% |
| PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 321 | 54.5% | 52.8% |
| NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 418 | 51.4% | 65.6% |
| MCMULLEN-BOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 445 | 56.0% | 55.4% |
| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ARTS JACKSONVILLE | 411 | 50.4% | 61.5% |
| CHIARAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 325 | 58.8% | 56.9% |
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 CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #528 of 2,136 | #11 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #483 of 2,149 ▲ 102 | #10 of 86 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #402 of 2,149 ▼ 13 | #9 of 86 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #1,831 of 2,267 | #77 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #296 of 2,077 | #4 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #291 of 2,108 | #15 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #1,132 of 2,188 | #74 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #962 of 1,374 | #24 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
374
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 54% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 51% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 47% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 57% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 44% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In LAKELAND, Florida, CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 374 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 38% below the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 163 schools run by POLK, which serves 116,552 students.
At CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Polk County, the White share is about 56%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 11 points.
Among Florida public elementary schools, CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.1%.
Census data for Polk County show the median household earns about $65,978 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Polk County has 172 public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 358 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 374. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 13.8:1.
The CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 376
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 746
- DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 344
- CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 402
- LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 30
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,985
Frequently asked questions
About CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.