📍 3725 Clevelnd Hts Blvd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33803
Carlton Palmore Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brady Draper. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carlton Palmore Elementary School enrolls 465 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 25% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 465 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carlton Palmore Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 22, state house district 40.
Carlton Palmore Elementary School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Carlton Palmore Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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