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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084000900
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3550 YOUTH CARE LN, SEBRING, FL 33870 · (863) 471-5400 · Highlands County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
462 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 45.8% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 576 | 80.2% | 46.7% |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 600 | 79.2% | 49.1% |
| PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 625 | 80.3% | 29.7% |
| SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 574 | 83.4% | 40.2% |
| KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 453 | 78.8% | 41.4% |
| ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 490 | 76.9% | 48.4% |
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 WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Highlands County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,499 of 2,136 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,301 of 2,149 ▲ 276 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,561 of 2,149 ▼ 57 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #1,112 of 2,267 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,199 of 2,077 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #313 of 2,108 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #148 of 2,188 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #355 of 621 | N/A |
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
576
+124 (+27%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 576 | 35.5 | 16.2:1 | 80% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 90% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 87% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 84% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 86% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 91% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 88% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 72% (462) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 47 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in SEBRING, Florida. Enrollment stands at 576 students, covering pre-K through 5.
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 22-school district, HIGHLANDS, which enrolls 12,040 students.
Of every 100 students at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 35% White, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Highlands County is roughly 22% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.2:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points above the 63% average for public schools in Highlands County.
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of Florida public elementary schools.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.0%. FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 46.7%.
The school's county is Highlands County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $54,897 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Highlands County number 24, with about 12,040 students.
About 0.4 miles separate FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% rise, from 452 to 576. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 16.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
Other schools in SEBRING
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 588 students
Nearby schools
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,849
- THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE0.5 mi · 57
- SEBRING PRE-K CENTER1.0 mi · 136
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 840
- HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOLS JAIL PROGRAM1.6 mi · 2
- NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM1.6 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 39% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HIGHLANDS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.