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Spessard L Holland Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 2342 Ef Griffin Rd, Bartow, Polk County, 33830

766
Pupils
15.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Spessard L Holland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bartow, Polk County. The school has 766 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Spessard L Holland Elementary enrolls 766 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.

Male students
421 (55%)
Female students
345 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student-teacher ratio
15.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32342%
Hispanic or Latino20327%
Black or African American18524%
Two or more races293.8%
Asian212.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

396 of the school's 766 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 396 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

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Spessard L Holland Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 56.

School district: POLK

Spessard L Holland Elementary 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 766 students, Spessard L Holland Elementary is close to 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

49%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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