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Bethune Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

900 Avenue F, Haines City, FL 33844 · (863) 421-3334 · Part of Polk County School District

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

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bethune Academy

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Florida’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Haines City kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Bethune AcademyYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

900 Avenue F, Haines City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten68
Grade 159
Grade 257
Grade 350
Grade 474
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
465’20
429’21
428’22
430’23
430’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 34%White 11%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bethune Academy from Haines City 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; Haines City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.