State/Public Middle Open

Sleepy Hill Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2215 Sleepy Hill Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33810

1,090
Pupils
19.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sleepy Hill Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 1,090 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Sleepy Hill Middle School enrolls 1,090 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.

Male students
579 (53%)
Female students
511 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student-teacher ratio
19.8:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 24% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino48745%
Black or African American28526%
White26024%
Two or more races373.4%
Asian201.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

725 of the school's 1,090 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 725 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

City, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Sleepy Hill Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 40.

School district: POLK

Sleepy Hill Middle 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 1,090 students, Sleepy Hill Middle School is larger 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

34%
Reading proficient
29%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

Setting: City - Midsize

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