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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001731
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY
2500 HAVENDALE BLVD NW, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33881 · (863) 965-5455 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
636 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 52 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
65%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
44.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 49.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY this school | 817 | 77.8% | 45.1% |
| GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEY WEST | 674 | 74.6% | 39.9% |
| HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 802 | 75.7% | 35.0% |
| MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEFFNER | 740 | 72.2% | 30.0% |
| MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 789 | 84.7% | 48.3% |
| IDYLLWILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 773 | 79.3% | 48.8% |
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 FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,574 of 2,136 | #46 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,544 of 2,149 ▼ 113 | #40 of 86 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,579 of 2,149 ▼ 28 | #46 of 86 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #432 of 2,267 | #19 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,636 of 2,077 | #51 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #527 of 2,108 | #39 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #206 of 2,188 | #25 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.7% | #122 of 621 | #7 of 35 |
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
817
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 817 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 78% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 82% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 62% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 74% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 73% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 77% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 93% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 82% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 38 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY.
About FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY
This page covers FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY, a mid-sized elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. Federal data show 817 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
POLK includes 163 schools. Together they enroll 116,552 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY is Black, with 43% of students. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 16% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY scores 65%.
Its ratio of 17.8:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Polk County average 65%.
A school with FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 42.1%. FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY scores 45.1%, 3.0 points above that line.
In the wider Polk County area, median household income comes to about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Polk County's 172 public schools enroll about 117,004 students and include FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY.
Of the public schools around it, FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY is closest to INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 45.1% versus a 48.2% average.
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY has an NCES locale of City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 817, starting from 836.
This page collects posts and questions about FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,007 students
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 997 students
- JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 746 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
- SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 423
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 712
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 997
- HARTRIDGE ACADEMY1.9 mi · 200
- AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 371
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYHow large is FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY?
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 817 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY serve?
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY is approximately 17.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY?
At FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 16% White, 37% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY public or private?
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY 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.