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Enrollment
899
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159003923
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5500 YATES RD, LAKELAND, FL 33811 · (863) 701-1450 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
15.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
584 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 | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
64%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
57.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 52.2% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 899 | 65.0% | 55.3% |
| TROPIC ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 804 | 66.7% | 46.4% |
| HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 814 | 61.3% | 47.2% |
| DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 731 | 63.3% | 55.0% |
| CASSELBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CASSELBERRY | 716 | 68.0% | 66.7% |
| ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 786 | 63.9% | 42.5% |
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 R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,081 of 2,136 | #26 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,068 of 2,149 ▲ 219 | #23 of 86 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #973 of 2,149 ▼ 47 | #26 of 86 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #312 of 2,267 | #15 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #908 of 2,077 | #17 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #659 of 2,108 | #52 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #689 of 2,188 | #56 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #320 of 621 | #23 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
899
+156 (+21%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 899 | 58 | 15.5:1 | 65% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 65% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 46% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 57% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 56% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 60% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 65% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in LAKELAND, Florida. Enrollment totals 899 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 49% larger than that mark.
Federal data list 163 schools in POLK, with 116,552 students enrolled.
The student body at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 48%. Next come 35% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15.5:1, based on 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 65% average for public schools in Polk County.
R. BRUCE WAGNER 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 58% of Florida public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.3%; the prediction is 48.6%.
Looking at the county, Polk County, 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 R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Polk County has 172 public schools.
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.0 miles from JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 55.3% compares with 51.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 21% across 4 years, from 743 in 2020-21 to 899 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 15.5:1.
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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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- KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,861 students
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHigh · 1,750 students
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Nearby schools
- JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 502
- MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 488
- WILLOW OAK SCHOOL2.5 mi · 996
- RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY3.3 mi · 107
- LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 1,118
- SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 899 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 48% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. BRUCE WAGNER 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.