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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159003927
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY
510 HARTSELL AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33815 · (863) 499-2870 · Polk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
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.
- CBeats 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
18.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
421 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
69%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
41.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.2pp 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 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 32.6% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
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 ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY this school | 562 | 74.9% | 38.6% |
| VILLAGE GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 586 | 73.5% | 47.1% |
| ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 549 | 72.9% | 39.4% |
| SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA | 619 | 73.5% | 39.0% |
| LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 576 | 77.6% | 39.3% |
| GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 445 | 77.1% | 41.7% |
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 ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,868 of 2,136 | #69 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,733 of 2,149 ▲ 282 | #51 of 86 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #1,721 of 2,149 ▲ 21 | #60 of 86 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,178 of 2,267 | #49 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,717 of 2,077 | #55 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #304 of 2,108 | #16 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #280 of 2,188 | #34 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #354 of 1,374 | #8 of 39 |
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
562
-87 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 75% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 74% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 63% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 56% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 49% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 51% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 64% (472) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY.
About ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY
This page covers ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY, a medium-sized elementary school in LAKELAND, Florida. It educates 562 students in pre-K through 8.
The district, POLK, operates 163 schools serving 116,552 students.
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 41%. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 25% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County residents are about 15% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.1:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 75%. Compared with the 65% average for public schools in Polk County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% for ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY. The school posts 38.6%, 5.0 points below the prediction.
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY is located in Polk County, where the median household income is $65,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY, Polk County has 171 other public schools.
The closest public school to ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY is POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 649 in 2020-21 to 562 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.1:1, from 13.2:1.
Community posts for ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- 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
- POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.4 mi · 17
- POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL0.4 mi · 429
- MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY0.5 mi · 182
- LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY0.8 mi · 704
- MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL0.9 mi · 610
- DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY?
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY serve?
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY are roughly 25% White, 29% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY public or private?
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.