JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY

Regular School · BARTOW, FL

JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY is a regular school school in BARTOW, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 336 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

336

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	138	41%
Hispanic/Latino	106	32%
White	74	22%
Two or more races	13	4%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	336	157M / 179F

English Language Learners: 43 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	48.8%	157
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	52.2%	152
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	40

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)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

195

58% 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.)	336	100%

Contact & Location

1350 MAPLE AVE N

BARTOW, FL 33830

Phone: (863)534-7455

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

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 33830) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001791

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