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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001752
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
125 BOUGAINVILLEA AVE S, POLK CITY, FL 33868 · (863) 965-6338 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 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
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
401 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
51%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
40.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 44.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 545 | 73.6% | 42.8% |
| SCHRADER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 572 | 71.0% | 40.2% |
| STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEIRSDALE | 588 | 70.6% | 34.7% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 512 | 72.9% | 52.8% |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 475 | 70.5% | 52.0% |
| HUDSON PRIMARY ACADEMY HUDSON | 636 | 71.5% | 37.3% |
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 POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,693 of 2,136 | #59 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,746 of 2,149 ▼ 110 | #55 of 86 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,751 of 2,149 ▼ 223 | #63 of 86 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #1,250 of 2,267 | #52 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,725 of 2,077 | #56 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #1,343 of 2,108 | #77 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #320 of 2,188 | #38 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #360 of 621 | #24 of 35 |
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
545
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 74% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 71% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 58% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 61% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 61% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 62% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 79% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 64% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 33 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in POLK CITY, Florida, administered by POLK. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students.
POLK has a total of 163 schools and 116,552 students, POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The largest group at POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 64%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Polk County, the White share is about 56%. The diversity index for POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. The school reported 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 65% average among public schools in Polk County.
POLK CITY 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 44.3%. It scores 42.8%, 1.5 points below that figure.
For Polk County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 172 public schools and about 117,004 students.
Of the public schools around it, POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, about 2.7 miles away. POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
A 7% gain took enrollment from 507 in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 18.2:1.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY2.7 mi · 39
- BERKLEY ACCELERATED2.7 mi · 622
- BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 696
- WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 764
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED7.7 mi · 1,039
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 898
Frequently asked questions
About POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 64% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.