SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LAKELAND, Florida, SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized primary school, run under POLK. It teaches 523 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 163 schools in POLK (116,552 students total), SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $65,978, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 172 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students).

The closest other public school is R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 523). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 21% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.