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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001737
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
205 4TH ST E, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880 · (863) 291-5392 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
400 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
25%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
36.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 52.2% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 491 | 81.5% | 43.2% |
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) HOMESTEAD | 506 | 82.2% | 60.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD HOMESTEAD | 551 | 84.2% | 70.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS AT PRINCETON HOMESTEAD | 574 | 82.6% | 73.9% |
| MATER ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL MIAMI | 573 | 84.3% | 76.3% |
| ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE HOMESTEAD | 436 | 85.1% | 49.2% |
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 WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,674 of 2,136 | #55 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,711 of 2,149 ▼ 418 | #50 of 86 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,904 of 2,149 ▼ 33 | #75 of 86 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #1,459 of 2,267 | #60 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,584 of 2,077 | #49 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #1,914 of 2,108 | #85 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #128 of 2,188 | #10 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #313 of 621 | #22 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
491
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 81% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 88% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 69% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 78% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 82% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 88% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 97% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 90% (521) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 491 students enrolled.
POLK has 116,552 students spread across 163 schools.
About 86% of the student body at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 9% White and 4% Black. That compares with about 29% Hispanic among all Polk County residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
Test results at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 2.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.2% actual, 40.3% predicted).
Polk County census figures show that the median household income is $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 172 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 117,004 students in all.
The closest public school to WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY, about 2.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 43.2% is below the 43.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 505 to 491 students.
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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
- JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 396
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 740
- LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,568
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,007
- EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 644
- LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
Is WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.