WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 764 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

764

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	360	47%
Hispanic/Latino	253	33%
Black or African American	110	14%
Two or more races	27	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	1%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	764	400M / 364F

English Language Learners: 51 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% -0.8pp	48.8%	375
Reading Proficiency	51.0% -1.2pp	52.2%	378
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	135

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)

+0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

229

30% 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.)	764	100%

Contact & Location

6800 WALT WILLIAMS RD

LAKELAND, FL 33809

Phone: (863)853-6060

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

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

View all 162 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33809) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159002893

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