📍 2650 Southwest Ave, Lakeland, Polk County, 33803
Southwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Sloan. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths.
Southwest Elementary School enrolls 382 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 382 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 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.
Southwest 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.
Southwest 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 382 students, Southwest 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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