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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001715
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
850 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, LAKELAND, FL 33813 · (863) 648-3515 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- C+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
16.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
356 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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
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
42.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 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 | 42.3% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 40.2% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 488 | 73.0% | 43.1% |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 557 | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| FESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 430 | 75.3% | 30.9% |
| KINGSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 437 | 73.0% | 34.5% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 466 | 76.8% | 49.4% |
| LAKE ORIENTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | 574 | 72.3% | 51.8% |
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 MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,681 of 2,136 | #58 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,951 of 2,149 ▼ 132 | #71 of 86 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #1,685 of 2,149 ▼ 407 | #56 of 86 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #1,471 of 2,267 | #61 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,384 of 2,077 | #36 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #325 of 2,108 | #18 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #346 of 2,188 | #40 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #239 of 1,374 | #5 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
488
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 73% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 77% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 59% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 59% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 58% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 64% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 65% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 46% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 896 | 46 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in LAKELAND, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 488 students.
The district for MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is POLK, with 163 schools and 116,552 students.
At MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 42%. Other groups include 28% White, 24% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County residents are about 29% Hispanic. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 8 points.
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Florida public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.1%; the prediction is 44.6%.
Polk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 172 public schools in the county, enrolling about 117,004, MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 6% across 4 years, from 520 in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 16.8:1.
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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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- CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 402
- R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 899
- JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 502
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 42% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.