JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in LAKELAND, Florida, run under POLK, with 621 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 163 schools operated by POLK, a district that works with 116,552 students overall.

On demographics, JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 16% Black, 13% White. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 172 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students).

MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.4%.

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 608 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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