📍 501 Mcleod Rd, Frostproof, Polk County, 33843
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Frostproof, Polk County. The school has 917 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School enrolls 917 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 44% White and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 413 | 45% |
| White | 405 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
609 of the school's 917 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 609 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.
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 42.
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr 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 917 students, Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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