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Which teacher or staff member at R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159002480
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8201 PARK BYRD RD, LAKELAND, FL 33810 · (863) 853-6011 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest 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
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
488 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
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
43.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.4% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 662 | 73.7% | 39.0% |
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 697 | 72.9% | 44.7% |
| EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 644 | 75.2% | 30.4% |
| LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 569 | 72.9% | 63.4% |
| CHASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT RICHEY | 612 | 70.1% | 38.5% |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVON PARK | 557 | 73.2% | 68.7% |
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 R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,857 of 2,136 | #68 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,976 of 2,149 ▼ 168 | #74 of 86 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,606 of 2,149 ▼ 114 | #49 of 86 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #833 of 2,267 | #35 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,180 of 2,077 | #25 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #434 of 2,108 | #30 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #310 of 2,188 | #36 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #533 of 621 | #30 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
662
-51 (-7%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,278
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 662 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 74% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 67% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 53% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 56% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 57% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 67% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 59% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 1,278 | 70 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in LAKELAND, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 662 students in pre-K through 5.
POLK is made up of 163 schools with 116,552 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 29%. R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 41 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school's lunch program data list 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
The allk12 Grade for R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 5.3 points below predicted: 39.0% against 44.2%.
Across Polk County, the median household income is $65,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Polk County is home to 172 public schools and about 117,004 public school students.
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment declined 7%, to 662.
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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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- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
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- 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
- DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 697
- SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 523
- LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,973
- KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 453
- LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,149
- KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 38% White, 40% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.