BETHUNE ACADEMY

Regular School · HAINES CITY, FL

BETHUNE ACADEMY is a regular school school in HAINES CITY, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 430 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

430

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	218	51%
Hispanic/Latino	148	34%
White	46	11%
Two or more races	11	3%
Asian	7	2%
Total enrollment	430	201M / 229F

English Language Learners: 64 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% -2.8pp	48.8%	225
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +3.8pp	52.2%	224
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.18 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	430	100%

Contact & Location

900 AVENUE F

HAINES CITY, FL 33844

Phone: (863)421-3334

http://schools.polk-fl.net/bethune

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary
CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33844) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001724

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD