Bartow Elementary Academy

590 South Wilson Ave, Bartow, FL, 33830-4747

Tel: (863)534-7410

Grades: KG-5 | 428 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Bartow Elementary Academy serves 428 students in grades KG-5.
• The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the FL state average of 15:1.
• Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body.
• Bartow Elementary Academy is one of 13 public elementary schools within Bartow, and operates within the Polk School District.

• The nearest elementary school is Polk Life And Learning Center (0.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is Polk Life And Learning Center (0.6 miles away), and the nearest high school is Bartow Senior High School (0.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	Bartow Elementary Academy
School Type	Magnet School
Awards	Blue Ribbon School (2008)
Grades Offered	Grades KG-5
Total Students	428 students
% Male / % Female	40% / 60%
Total Classroom Teachers	28 teachers
Students by Grade
	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	15:1
	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	13%	27%
% Black	14%	23%
% White	66%	44%
Unknown	6%	4%
	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	23%	48%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	7%
School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Polk School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	175	23
Number of Students Managed	94,657 students	9,989 students
District Total Revenue	$915,097,000	$137,781,000
District Expenditure	$972,166,000	$158,642,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,668	$13,793
District Expenditure / Student	$10,270	$15,882

Nearby Schools:

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Bartow Elementary Academy
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Bartow Senior High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Polk Life And Learning Center
Grades: PK-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Floral Avenue Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Compass Middle Charter School
Grades: 5-8 | 0.9 mi. away

Bartow Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.9 mi. away

Bartow Elementary Academy
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Bartow Senior High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Polk Life And Learning Center
Grades: PK-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Hospital Homebound
Grades: PK-12 | 1.1 mi. away

District Virtual School
Grades: KG-12 | 1.1 mi. away

Transition School
Grades: 11-12 | 1.1 mi. away

Bartow Elementary Academy
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Polk Life And Learning Center
Grades: PK-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Bartow Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.9 mi. away

Compass Middle Charter School
Grades: 5-8 | 0.9 mi. away

Union Academy
Grades: 6-8 | 1 mi. away

Hospital Homebound
Grades: PK-12 | 1.1 mi. away

Bartow Elementary Academy
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Polk Life And Learning Center
Grades: PK-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Floral Avenue Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Gibbons Street Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.1 mi. away

Hospital Homebound
Grades: PK-12 | 1.1 mi. away

District Virtual School
Grades: KG-12 | 1.1 mi. away

Bartow Elementary Academy
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

First Methodist School
Grades: NS-8 | 0.2 mi. away

Word Of Life Christian School
Grades: 1-12 | 1.2 mi. away

Island Montessori Academy
Grades: K-4 | 6.4 mi. away

Apalachicola Forest Youth Camp
Grades: 3-12 | 6.4 mi. away

St Gerard Campus
Grades: PK-12 | 6.4 mi. away

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