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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
689
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159009036
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
9525 STATE HWY 653, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884 · (863) 317-8317 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
474 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
48.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points.
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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
About SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
As a reasonably sized K-5 school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY teaches 689 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by POLK.
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is one of 163 schools operated by POLK, a district that educates 116,552 students overall.
Looking at the student body, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 26% White, 25% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household income runs about $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in WINTER HAVEN
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,007 students
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 997 students
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYElementary · 817 students
- JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 746 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
Nearby schools
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,007
- WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 491
- ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 274
- GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 652
- ROOSEVELT ACADEMY4.6 mi · 279
- JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL4.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 689 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY are roughly 26% White, 44% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY in?
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is part of POLK.
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