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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159003926
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6600 GREEN RD, LAKELAND, FL 33810 · (863) 815-6633 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
20.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
508 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
66%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
42.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 47.6% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 697 | 72.9% | 44.7% |
| R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 662 | 73.7% | 39.0% |
| LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 569 | 72.9% | 63.4% |
| EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 644 | 75.2% | 30.4% |
| CHASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT RICHEY | 612 | 70.1% | 38.5% |
| EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 696 | 71.7% | 36.3% |
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 DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,600 of 2,136 | #48 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,872 of 2,149 ▼ 367 | #64 of 86 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,677 of 2,149 ▼ 306 | #55 of 86 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #705 of 2,267 | #30 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,971 of 2,077 | #74 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #506 of 2,108 | #36 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #351 of 2,188 | #41 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #925 of 1,374 | #20 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
697
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 697 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 73% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 72% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 58% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 54% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 63% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 68% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in LAKELAND, Florida, (ZIP code 33810). It had 697 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 163 schools in POLK, which enrolls 116,552 students in total.
The largest group at DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 40%. The remaining students are 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Polk County is about 56% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The school had 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. The school's 20.5:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%. That is higher than the 65% average for public schools in Polk County.
Among Florida public elementary schools, DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.7% versus 44.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Looking at the county, Polk County, median household income comes to about $65,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 172 public schools and about 117,004 students.
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 1.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 680 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 697 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 15.1:1 to 20.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,861 students
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHigh · 1,750 students
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Nearby schools
- R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 662
- KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 453
- KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 742
- EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 531
- LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,149
- LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,973
Frequently asked questions
About DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.