📍 400 Avenue a Se, Winter Haven, Polk County, 33880
Denison Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Winter Haven, Polk County. The school has 738 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denison Middle School enrolls 738 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 252 | 34% |
| White | 156 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 738 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 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.
Denison Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 41.
Denison Middle 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 738 students, Denison Middle School is close to the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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