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Schools in Zolfo Springs · Hardee County School District

Zolfo Springs’s public schools score below 74% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Zolfo Springs, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
46%
▼ 6 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 2% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,470 students on the public path
In brief

Zolfo Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 438 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Zolfo Springs’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 50% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,694 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hardee Junior High School. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Zolfo Springs’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 26% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (438)Better than 19%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,813 test results and a graduating class of 365 could put Zolfo Springs anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Zolfo Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,725 in math, 2,901 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Zolfo Springs Elementary SchoolHardee County School DistrictA−
6–12Hardee Junior High Schoolin WauchulaC+

Zolfo Springs’s public schools are run by Hardee County School District, which also serves Bowling Green and Wauchula. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hardee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,547 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,694FL $13,006 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 52.1% · 2901 students tested
Math50%
State average 52.2% · 2725 students tested

Zolfo Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Zolfo Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Zolfo SpringsCHardee County

Every school in Zolfo Springs

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Zolfo Springsby address
Zolfo Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
512 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Zolfo Springsin other towns
Hardee Junior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wauchula
C+
958 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Zolfo Springs’s schools

Are Zolfo Springs’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Zolfo Springs children attend score below 74% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Zolfo Springs in?

Hardee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,547 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

What is Zolfo Springs’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Hardee County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Zolfo Springs spend per student?

$12,694 in Hardee County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.