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Polk Avenue Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

110 Polk Ave E, Lake Wales, FL 33853 · (863) 678-4244

Lake Wales’ School Grade D better than 12% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
523
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Polk Avenue Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

110 Polk Ave E, Lake Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 182
Grade 288
Grade 389
Grade 480
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
537’20
544’21
531’22
534’23
523’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 27%Black 21%Two or more races 2%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 Polk Avenue Elementary School from Lake Wales families.

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; Lake Wales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.