📍 110 Leelon Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33809
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 529 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 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.
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary 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 20, state house district 39.
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary 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 529 students, Edgar L. Padgett Elementary 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
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