📍 3425 Lake Alfred Rd, Winter Haven, Polk County, 33881
New Beginnings High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Winter Haven, Polk County. The school has 753 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 75.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 15%.
New Beginnings High School enrolls 753 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 75.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 333 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 29% |
| White | 168 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 753 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 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.
New Beginnings High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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 41.
New Beginnings High 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 753 students, New Beginnings High School is close to the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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