📍 2730 Maine Ave, Lakeland, Polk County, 33801
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 56% |
| White | 103 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 410 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 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.
Oscar J. Pope Elementary 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 22, state house district 39.
Oscar J. Pope Elementary 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 410 students, Oscar J. Pope Elementary School 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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