Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001734
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY
848 SNIVELY AVE, ELOISE, FL 33880 · (863) 291-5325 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
326 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
61%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
50.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 48.2% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
Schools most like JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY this school | 396 | 82.3% | 44.5% |
| PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 406 | 80.3% | 27.6% |
| IDEA LAKELAND LAKELAND | 452 | 81.9% | N/A |
| SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY POMPANO BEACH | 447 | 83.0% | 57.0% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 477 | 78.0% | 59.7% |
| BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMETTO | 452 | 79.6% | 40.8% |
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 JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #1,613 of 2,136 | #51 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,695 of 2,149 ▼ 216 | #46 of 86 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,261 of 2,149 ▲ 186 | #33 of 86 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #1,781 of 2,267 | #75 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,269 of 2,077 | #30 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #800 of 2,108 | #59 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #109 of 2,188 | #4 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #1,091 of 1,374 | #29 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
396
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 82% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 85% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 72% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 76% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 79% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 83% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 91% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 89% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY.
About JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY is located in ELOISE, Florida. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 396 students. It has 34% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY is run by POLK, whose 163 schools enroll 116,552 students.
The share of Hispanic students at JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY is 54%, a majority. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 15% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Polk County is roughly 29% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 82% of students at JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 17 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%; the prediction is 39.9%.
In Polk County, home to about 790,694 people, the median household earns about $65,978 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY shares Polk County with 171 other public schools.
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.9% proficiency; JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY posts 44.5%.
In the federal locale system, JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 384 to 396. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.2 to 16.5 over 4 years.
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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
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- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
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Nearby schools
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 740
- LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,568
- LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 576
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,648
- EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 644
- WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARYHow large is JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY?
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY serve?
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY have?
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY are roughly 15% White, 54% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY?
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
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