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Doris A. Sanders Learning Center

๐Ÿ“ 1201 Enchanted Dr, Lakeland, Polk County, 33801

87
Pupils
5.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Doris A. Sanders Learning Center is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 87 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Doris A. Sanders Learning Center enrolls 87 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.4:1.

Male students
61 (70%)
Female students
26 (30%)
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student-teacher ratio
5.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 28% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White4451%
Black or African American2428%
Hispanic or Latino1416%
Asian22.3%
Two or more races22.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander11.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

48 of the school's 87 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“12Title I

Doris A. Sanders Learning Center 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.

School district: POLK

Doris A. Sanders Learning Center 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 87 students, Doris A. Sanders Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.

111,372
District students
164
Schools
5,972
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
75%
Graduation rate
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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