📍 4815 Bailey Road, Mulberry, Polk County, 33860
Willow Oak School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mulberry, Polk County. The school has 905 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Willow Oak School enrolls 905 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 557 | 62% |
| White | 274 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
608 of the school's 905 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 608 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.
Willow Oak 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 56.
Willow Oak 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 905 students, Willow Oak 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