Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159003788
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
1400 US HIGHWAY 92 W, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33881 · (863) 956-4434 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
109 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 155% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
63%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
69.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 69.6% |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTRIDGE ACADEMY this school | 200 | 54.5% | 67.6% |
| SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS SARASOTA | 193 | 55.4% | 49.7% |
| MARION CHARTER SCHOOL OCALA | 228 | 57.9% | 60.1% |
| PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOKEELIA | 227 | 47.6% | 59.6% |
| ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 221 | 54.3% | 53.4% |
| CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CANAVERAL | 273 | 52.7% | 51.9% |
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 HARTRIDGE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #545 of 2,136 | #12 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #211 of 2,149 ▲ 330 | #7 of 86 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #454 of 2,149 ▲ 75 | #12 of 86 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #2,107 of 2,267 | #85 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,726 of 2,077 | #57 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #688 of 2,108 | #53 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #1,115 of 2,188 | #72 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #870 of 1,374 | #18 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
200
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 200 | 11 | 18.2:1 | 55% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 55% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 11 | 18.3:1 | 42% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 11 | 18.6:1 | 38% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 38% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 45% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | 66% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARTRIDGE ACADEMY.
About HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY operates as a very small elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 200 students. That is 67% below the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
Besides HARTRIDGE ACADEMY, POLK runs 162 other schools. The district enrolls 116,552 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at HARTRIDGE ACADEMY is White, with 49% of students. Next come 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for HARTRIDGE ACADEMY is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 11 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Polk County report 65%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.9% at HARTRIDGE ACADEMY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.6%.
In the surrounding county, Polk County, 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. Polk County has 172 public schools with about 117,004 students, including HARTRIDGE ACADEMY.
NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of HARTRIDGE ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, HARTRIDGE ACADEMY places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY had 205 students in 2020-21 and 200 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 997
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 887
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY1.9 mi · 817
- LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,059
- AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,770
- JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET2.4 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About HARTRIDGE ACADEMYHow large is HARTRIDGE ACADEMY?
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does HARTRIDGE ACADEMY serve?
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at HARTRIDGE ACADEMY?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at HARTRIDGE ACADEMY.
How diverse is HARTRIDGE ACADEMY?
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY reports a student body of 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees HARTRIDGE ACADEMY?
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
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