DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in LAKELAND, Florida, run under POLK, works with 697 students in grades pre-K through 5.

POLK comprises 163 schools with combined enrollment of 116,552 students; DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 697 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 30% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.