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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001740
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
2250 8TH ST NE, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33881 · (863) 291-5373 · Polk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
16.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
470 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 | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
68%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
57.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 45.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS this school | 746 | 63.0% | 51.5% |
| ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 722 | 63.2% | 52.0% |
| MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 672 | 66.7% | 39.0% |
| BEVERLY SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 596 | 62.6% | 39.6% |
| FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 633 | 63.3% | 41.9% |
| PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 915 | 60.2% | 62.7% |
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 JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,254 of 2,136 | #29 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,354 of 2,149 ▲ 260 | #30 of 86 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #943 of 2,149 ▲ 213 | #22 of 86 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #579 of 2,267 | #25 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,291 of 2,077 | #32 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #330 of 2,108 | #20 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #794 of 2,188 | #61 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #1,211 of 1,374 | #32 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
746
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
+184% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 63% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 61% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 48% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 41% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 45% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 53% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 50% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 43% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
About JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS operates as a medium-sized elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 746 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
POLK serves 116,552 students across 163 schools.
Black students are the largest group at JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, with 44% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 22% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Polk County, the Black share is about 15%. By the diversity index, JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS comes in at 68%.
Staffing totals 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 63%. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in Polk County.
The allk12 Grade for JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is C+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.5%, compared with a predicted 49.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Polk County has about 790,694 residents, and median household income is about $65,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Polk County number 172 and enroll about 117,004.
The next-closest public school is JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Among its closest neighbors with test data, JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The number of students climbed from 694 to 746 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 16.6 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
- SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET0.2 mi · 566
- CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH1.1 mi · 340
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 997
- LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNING1.8 mi · 332
- ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 549
- DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHow large is JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS enrolls approximately 746 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS serve?
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is approximately 16.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS reports a student body of 22% White, 26% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.