📍 2727 Shepherd Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33811
James W. Sikes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James W. Sikes Elementary School enrolls 563 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 563 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 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 W. Sikes Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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 W. Sikes 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 563 students, James W. Sikes 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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