Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Bartow

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

James E. Stephens Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1350 Maple Ave N, Bartow, FL 33830 · (863) 534-7455 · Part of Polk County School District

Bartow’s School Grade D better than 12% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about James E. Stephens Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bartow kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bartow kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5James E. Stephens AcademyYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1350 Maple Ave N, Bartow

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten55
Grade 138
Grade 252
Grade 359
Grade 440
Grade 533
Enrollment over time
316’20
338’21
356’22
328’23
336’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%Hispanic 32%White 22%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James E. Stephens Academy from Bartow families.

Other schools in Polk County School District

The district →
Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,543 students19:1
Bella Citta
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartow
1,459 students24:1
Davenport School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
A
1,440 students17:1
South McKeel Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakeland
A
1,200 students17:1
Loughman Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,179 students21:1
Laurel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
1,126 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Bartow’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.