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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
4
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 | 56 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
68%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 48.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY this school | 689 | 68.8% | 46.0% |
| GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 720 | 68.5% | 45.1% |
| LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 753 | 71.0% | 32.8% |
| ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FERN PARK | 637 | 71.0% | 52.6% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 740 | 73.0% | 46.9% |
| WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY BRADENTON | 720 | 67.9% | 44.8% |
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 SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,524 of 2,136 | #42 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,436 of 2,149 ▲ 15 | #33 of 86 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,358 of 2,149 ▼ 34 | #38 of 86 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #745 of 2,267 | #33 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #2,010 of 2,077 | #81 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #378 of 2,108 | #26 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #502 of 2,188 | #51 of 88 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 689 | 32 | 21.5:1 | 69% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 69% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY.
About SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, under POLK. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 689 students.
POLK counts 116,552 students in its 163 schools, and SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Hispanic students are the largest group at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY, with 44% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 26% White, 25% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 29% share among Polk County residents. By the diversity index, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY comes in at 68%.
The count of teachers at SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is 32 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.5:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The school counts 474 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 69%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.0% actual, 46.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Within Polk County, median household income is about $65,978, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 172 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 117,004.
The next-closest public school is CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.2 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY. On proficiency, SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY is behind the 48.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
NCES describes the area around SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.