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Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001783
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2730 MAINE AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33801 · (863) 499-2992 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest 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
19.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
295 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
65%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
38.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -21.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 22 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 60.8% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 365 | 80.8% | 48.0% |
| DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 344 | 81.7% | 38.0% |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 376 | 77.7% | 54.4% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 437 | 79.9% | 28.1% |
| PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULBERRY | 438 | 81.7% | 35.5% |
| LACOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 296 | 76.7% | 43.7% |
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 OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,431 of 2,136 | #36 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,952 of 2,149 ▼ 1,036 | #72 of 86 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,814 of 2,149 ▼ 717 | #66 of 86 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #1,859 of 2,267 | #79 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,865 of 2,077 | #66 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #525 of 2,108 | #38 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #136 of 2,188 | #12 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #304 of 1,374 | #6 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
365
-61 (-14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 81% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 80% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 40 | 10.7:1 | 78% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 78% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 78% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 41 | 10.1:1 | 89% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 49 | 9.0:1 | 74% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 53 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in LAKELAND, Florida. The school counted 365 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 163 schools: POLK, with 116,552 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 47% of students. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 20% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 18 points above the 29% share among Polk County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
For every teacher at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 19.2 students; the school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 81%. The average for public schools in Polk County is 65%.
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Florida public elementary schools.
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.0% versus 40.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
The county, Polk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Polk County has 172 public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY. The five-mile area around OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 4.
Locale data from NCES put OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 426 (2020-21) to 365 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.2:1.
This page is set up for the OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 LAKELAND
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,973 students
- KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,861 students
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHigh · 1,750 students
- SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMYElementary · 1,200 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY0.6 mi · 1,200
- CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 753
- MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY1.3 mi · 151
- REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)1.4 mi · 215
- FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 105
- POLK GRAD ACADEMY1.4 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-05.
Is OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 28% White, 47% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.