📍 280 N Main St, Labelle, Hendry County, 33935
Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Labelle, Hendry County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hendry school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths.
Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary enrolls 541 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 69% |
| White | 140 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 541 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 80.
Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary is one of 15 schools in HENDRY, based in LABELLE, Florida. The district serves 13,698 students district-wide and employs 348 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 913 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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