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Schools in Willow Oak · Polk County School District

Willow Oak’s public schools score below 88% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 42% of Willow Oak’s students scored proficient, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Willow Oak, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#592of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

43%

▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

42%

▼ 10 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

78%

▼ 10 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$12.4K

▼ 4% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

19.1

FL 18.0 · larger classes

Schools in town

93,780 students on the public path

In brief

Willow Oak’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 461 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Willow Oak’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 12% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,447 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

71 elementary schools, then 28 middle and 16 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Willow Oak’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 12% of Florida school districts, #592 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 12%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (461)Better than 3%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 61,844 test results and a graduating class of 7,813 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Willow Oak’s students in the tested grades sat them (59,192 in math, 64,495 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Willow Oak, with each school’s own grade.

71 schools teach K in Willow Oak’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Horizons Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport

1,543 students19:1Rate it →

Bella Citta

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartow

1,459 students24:1Rate it →

Davenport School of the Arts

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport

1,440 students17:1Rate it →

Loughman Oaks Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport

1,179 students21:1Rate it →

Laurel Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana

C⁻

1,126 students20:1Rate it →

Sandhill Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City

C⁻

1,111 students19:1Rate it →

Citrus Ridge A Civics Academy

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport

1,108 students17:1Rate it →

Lake Alfred Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Alfred

C⁺

1,059 students19:1Rate it →

Chain of Lakes Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven

B⁺

1,007 students18:1Rate it →

Willow Oak School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry

996 students16:1Rate it →

Davenport Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport

938 students25:1Rate it →

Lena Vista Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale

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Willow Oak’s public schools score below 88% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Willow Oak’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

71 elementary schools, then 28 middle and 16 high schools

What’s behind Willow Oak’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Willow Oak vs. its neighbors

Every school in Willow Oak

Questions about Willow Oak’s schools

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