📍 590 Wilson Ave S, Bartow, Polk County, 33830
Bartow Elementary Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bartow, Polk County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Vanhook. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bartow Elementary Academy enrolls 518 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 20% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 518 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 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.
Bartow Elementary Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Bartow Elementary Academy 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 518 students, Bartow Elementary Academy is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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