📍 6800 Walt Williams Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33809
Wendell Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths.
Wendell Watson Elementary School enrolls 875 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
351 of the school's 875 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 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.
Wendell Watson 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 20, state house district 39.
Wendell Watson 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 875 students, Wendell Watson 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: Suburb - Large
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