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Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001982
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
501 MCLEOD RD, FROSTPROOF, FL 33843 · (863) 635-7820 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- B+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
19.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
707 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 | 68 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
60%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
43.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 51.8% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
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FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 853 | 82.9% | 47.7% |
| WILLOW OAK SCHOOL MULBERRY | 996 | 79.0% | 44.7% |
| EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 737 | 86.8% | 46.4% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 571 | 86.0% | 40.2% |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 600 | 79.2% | 49.1% |
| LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MEADE | 593 | 78.8% | 43.2% |
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 FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,452 of 2,136 | #38 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,536 of 2,149 ▼ 231 | #38 of 86 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,641 of 2,149 ▼ 208 | #51 of 86 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #371 of 2,267 | #17 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,891 of 2,077 | #68 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #881 of 2,108 | #61 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #95 of 2,188 | #3 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +103.1% | #12 of 621 | #1 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
853
+459 (+116%) vs 2020
+99% since 2000-01, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 853 | 44 | 19.4:1 | 83% (707) |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 80% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 917 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 66% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 69% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 66% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 68% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 84% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 69% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in FROSTPROOF, Florida, FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 853 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 41% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
In POLK, 163 schools enroll a combined 116,552 students.
Hispanic students are 50% of those enrolled at FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 37% White, 9% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Polk County's population at about 29%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Staffing at FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.4:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. On the income side, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.7% is 8.1 points above the 39.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Polk County show that the median household earns about $65,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Polk County, 172 public schools serve about 117,004 students.
Of the public schools around it, FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21 count was 394 students and the 2024-25 count was 853. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.1:1 to 19.4:1.
This page is set up for the FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Other schools in POLK
- 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
Nearby schools
- FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH0.3 mi · 998
- DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 453
- BOK ACADEMY5.3 mi · 640
- MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE9.0 mi · 758
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 667
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 853 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 37% White, 50% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.