📍 1350 Maple Ave N, Bartow, Polk County, 33830
James E. Stephens Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bartow, Polk County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James E. Stephens Elementary School enrolls 356 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 25 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% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 31% |
| White | 64 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 356 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 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.
James E. Stephens Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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.
James E. Stephens 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 356 students, James E. Stephens 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: Town - Fringe
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