POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Charter

Regular School · LAKE WALES, FL

POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a charter regular school school in LAKE WALES, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 523 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

523

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	254	49%
White	139	27%
Black or African American	112	21%
Two or more races	10	2%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	523	271M / 252F

English Language Learners: 102 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% -8.8pp	48.8%	256
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -15.2pp	52.2%	260
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	62

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)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

186

35.6% 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.)	523	100%

Contact & Location

110 POLK AVE E

LAKE WALES, FL 33853

Phone: (863)678-4244

http://lwcharterschools.com/polkave

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 33853) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001774

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