State/Public Middle Open

Mulberry Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 500 Dr Mlk Jr Ave Se, Mulberry, Polk County, 33860

1,200
Pupils
19.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mulberry Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mulberry, Polk County. The school has 1,200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Mulberry Middle School enrolls 1,200 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.

Male students
624 (52%)
Female students
576 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student-teacher ratio
19.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 8.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino60651%
White46138%
Black or African American1028.5%
Two or more races191.6%
Asian10<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

754 of the school's 1,200 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 754 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Mulberry Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 26, state house district 56.

School district: POLK

Mulberry 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 1,200 students, Mulberry Middle School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.

111,372
District students
164
Schools
5,972
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

39%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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