R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 899 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

899

Teachers (FTE)

58.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	430	48%
White	312	35%
Black or African American	103	11%
Two or more races	31	3%
Asian	18	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	899	432M / 467F

English Language Learners: 134 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +5.2pp	48.8%	371
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -10.2pp	52.2%	373
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	129

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)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

219

24.4% 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.)	899	100%

Contact & Location

5500 YATES RD

LAKELAND, FL 33811

Phone: (863)701-1450

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

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 33811) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159003923

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