R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in LAKELAND, Florida, overseen by POLK. Current enrollment sits at 899 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 49% above that benchmark.

POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

In the surrounding community, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 11%, going from 807 students in 2018 to 899 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 45% to 35%.

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