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What advice would you give to incoming students at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084002754
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
327 E PALMETTO ST, AVON PARK, FL 33825 · (863) 452-4373 · Highlands County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
408 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 | 55 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
67%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
68.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 68.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 557 | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOL PALMETTO | 606 | 75.1% | 45.9% |
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 488 | 73.0% | 43.1% |
| EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 644 | 75.2% | 30.4% |
| ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FERN PARK | 637 | 71.0% | 52.6% |
| FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 485 | 73.6% | 59.8% |
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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Highlands County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #511 of 2,136 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #281 of 2,149 ▲ 296 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #514 of 2,149 ▲ 59 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,193 of 2,267 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,316 of 2,077 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #395 of 2,108 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #336 of 2,188 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #378 of 621 | N/A |
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
557
+106 (+24%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 557 | 33.5 | 16.6:1 | 73% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 87% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 80% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 77% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 80% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 84% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 75% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 71% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in AVON PARK, Florida. It serves 557 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 22 schools make up HIGHLANDS, with 12,040 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the largest group at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 45% of enrollment. Next come 29% White, 18% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Hispanic. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.6 students for each one. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. About 73% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 63% for public schools in Highlands County.
The allk12 Grade for PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 44.5%. It actually posts 68.7%, which is 24.2 points higher and in the top 10% of Florida schools.
Among Highlands County residents, median household income is about $54,897, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 24 public schools in Highlands County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,040.
The shortest distance from PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. On state test proficiency, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 451 students to 557. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.6:1 to 16.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
Other schools in AVON PARK
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 26.
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- Park ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 538 students
- Park Elementary SchoolColumbia, PA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 503
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 980
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 600
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 466
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 588
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL6.4 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
Is PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 29% White, 45% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HIGHLANDS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.