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How has GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001789
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4599 CYPRESS GARDENS RD, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884 · (863) 291-5396 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
485 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
70%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% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -12.6pp 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 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 56.3% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 652 | 74.4% | 48.9% |
| W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 652 | 74.7% | 60.7% |
| EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 696 | 71.7% | 36.3% |
| SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA | 619 | 73.5% | 39.0% |
| JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 600 | 72.2% | 39.1% |
| EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 644 | 75.2% | 30.4% |
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 GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,391 of 2,136 | #33 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,802 of 2,149 ▼ 696 | #58 of 86 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,585 of 2,149 ▼ 257 | #47 of 86 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #866 of 2,267 | #38 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,992 of 2,077 | #77 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #212 of 2,108 | #7 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #295 of 2,188 | #35 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.0% | #153 of 621 | #9 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
652
+118 (+22%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 652 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 74% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 68% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 46% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 59% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 52% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 58% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 60% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 40% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 42 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A medium-sized elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK. The school reports 652 students in pre-K through 5.
POLK counts 163 schools and 116,552 students, including GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White (34%). Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 29% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 22 points below the 56% share among Polk County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.0:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Polk County is 65%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 43.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%.
Census estimates describe Polk County this way: median household income is about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Polk County number 172 and enroll about 117,004.
Of nearby public schools, CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 2.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.5%, higher than GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 48.9%.
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 16.2:1 to 21.0:1 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
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
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
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYElementary · 817 students
- JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 746 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
Other Garden Grove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Garden Grove Elementary. GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Garden Grove ElementaryReseda, CA · 306 students
- Garden Grove ElementarySimi Valley, CA · 283 students
Nearby schools
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,007
- ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 549
- DON E WOODS OPPORTUNITY CENTER3.5 mi · 82
- DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY3.6 mi · 657
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 2,648
- FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY4.0 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 21.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GARDEN GROVE 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.