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Enrollment
843
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159007262
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
2342 EF GRIFFIN RD, BARTOW, FL 33830 · (863) 648-3031 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
544 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 | 35 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
70%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
49.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.5pp 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 48 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 48.5% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY this school | 843 | 64.5% | 47.9% |
| JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 856 | 64.1% | 46.5% |
| RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 778 | 67.2% | 64.2% |
| SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 712 | 68.5% | 42.0% |
| LEESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 843 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| EUSTIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EUSTIS | 684 | 61.0% | 34.9% |
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 SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,437 of 2,136 | #37 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,651 of 2,149 ▼ 192 | #44 of 86 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,337 of 2,149 ▼ 172 | #37 of 86 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #383 of 2,267 | #18 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,487 of 2,077 | #40 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #189 of 2,108 | #6 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #714 of 2,188 | #57 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #214 of 621 | #13 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
843
+126 (+18%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 843 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 65% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 62% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 52% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 45% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 40% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 44% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 52% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY.
About SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in Florida, with an address in BARTOW. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 843 students. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
POLK is the local district for SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY. It runs 163 schools with 116,552 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY is White, with 35% of students. Next come 30% Hispanic, 28% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 56% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY scores 70%.
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher, from 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Polk County is similar, at 65%.
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.9%) and its predicted rate (48.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
In the wider Polk County area, median household income comes to about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Polk County counts 172 public schools with about 117,004 students.
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY is about 0.4 miles from MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 126 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 15.3:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- UNION ACADEMYMiddle · 382 students
Nearby schools
- MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI0.4 mi · 275
- HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 414
- VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 783
- JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY2.8 mi · 336
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH3.1 mi · 2,469
- POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO3.2 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY?
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 843 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY serve?
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.2:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY?
At SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 35% White, 30% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY public or private?
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY 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.