State/Public Elementary Open

R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 5500 Yates Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33811

946
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 946 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School enrolls 946 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
485 (51%)
Female students
461 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 13% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino41644%
White37540%
Black or African American12013%
Two or more races222.3%
Asian121.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

436 of the school's 946 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 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€“5Title I

R. Bruce Wagner 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 26, state house district 40.

School district: POLK

R. Bruce Wagner 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 946 students, R. Bruce Wagner Elementary 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

42%
Reading proficient
54%
Math proficient
18%
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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