MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT

MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT is a moderately sized primary school in DAVENPORT, Florida, operated by POLK. The school teaches 815 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

POLK comprises 163 schools with combined enrollment of 116,552 students; MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT is among them.

On the student-mix side, MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 56.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $65,978, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT is one campus in the mix.

MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.