VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of average-sized scale in LAKELAND, Florida, overseen by POLK, teacheing 783 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Polk County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.4%, the actual is 71.8%, a residual of +11.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 783).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.