PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · MULBERRY, FL

PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in MULBERRY, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 438 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

438

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	214	49%
White	159	36%
Black or African American	51	12%
Two or more races	13	3%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	438	229M / 209F

English Language Learners: 98 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% -7.8pp	48.8%	243
Reading Proficiency	34.0% -18.2pp	52.2%	241
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	68

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)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

177

40.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	438	100%

Contact & Location

305 1ST AVE NE

MULBERRY, FL 33860

Phone: (863)701-1061

http://www.polk-fl.net/purcell

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
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33860) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001763

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