📍 115 e St, Lake Wales, Polk County, 33853
Roosevelt Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lake Wales, Polk County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carla Wiggs. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%.
Roosevelt Academy enrolls 283 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 47% |
| White | 110 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 283 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 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.
Roosevelt Academy 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 42.
Roosevelt 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 283 students, Roosevelt 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: Suburb - Large