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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001776
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
321 DR JA WILTSHIRE AVE E, LAKE WALES, FL 33853 · (863) 678-4262 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
479 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
29.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
574
-76 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.8:1
% White
35%
was 38%
% Hispanic
36%
was 30%
% Black
25%
was 28%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary campus in LAKE WALES, Florida, run under POLK, hosts 574 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 35% White, 25% Black, 3% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Polk County's rate of about 65%.
After controlling for student poverty, SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.3%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of +0.8 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that median household income runs about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.0%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 12%, going from 650 students in 2018 to 574 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 30% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.
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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 LAKE WALES
- LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,597 students
- MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCEHigh · 758 students
- EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTHMiddle · 726 students
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 667 students
- BOK ACADEMYMiddle · 640 students
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
Nearby schools
- EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH0.3 mi · 726
- VICTORY RIDGE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 321
- LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,597
- ROOSEVELT ACADEMY0.7 mi · 279
- JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL0.8 mi · 462
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
Is SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 36% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
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