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Janie Howard Wilson School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

306 Florida Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853 · (863) 678-4211

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

Directions
Students
462
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Janie Howard Wilson School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 26.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
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 ↗

306 Florida Ave, Lake Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 167
Grade 282
Grade 386
Grade 475
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
365’20
389’21
448’22
430’23
462’24

Up 26.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 38%White 18%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 Janie Howard Wilson 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.