Purcell Elementary School
305 Ne 1st Avenue, Mulberry, FL, 33860-2431 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Purcell Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Polk County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 501 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 36 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 26 students
Kind - 94 students
Grade 1 - 90 students
Grade 2 - 82 students
Grade 3 - 79 students
Grade 4 - 74 students
Grade 5 - 56 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 22% 22%
% Black 13% 28%
% White 64% 47%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 59% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 18% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 3% n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Polk County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 153 20
Number of Students Managed 89,887 students 11,348 students
District Total Revenue $755,266,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $744,316,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $8,402 $9,766
District Expenditure / Student $8,281 $9,907
In the News:
  • Four Polk teachers nominated for award (News Chief)
    posted on August 24, 2009 at 08:07:55 am
    Published: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 2:11 a.m. BARTOW - Four Polk County reading coaches or teachers and one high school team were nominated for 2008-09 Just Read, Florida! Literacy Awards.
  • Police Collecting School Supplies (The Lakeland Ledger)
    posted on August 13, 2009 at 04:08:56 am
    Mulberry police are sponsoring a school supply drive for Purcell Elementary School. Donations of items such as crayons, pencils, notebook paper, eraser caps, folders, notebooks and rulers will be accepted through Monday at the Mulberry Police Department, 104 S. Church Ave., or Wal-Mart at 6745 N. Church Ave.
  • Mulberry Police Sponsoring School Supply Drive (The Lakeland Ledger)
    posted on August 11, 2009 at 08:07:26 am
    Mulberry police are sponsoring a school supply drive for Purcell Elementary School. Donations of items such as crayons, pencils, notebook paper, eraser caps, folders, notebooks, rulers and highlighters will be accepted until Aug. 17 at the Mulberry Police Department, 104 S. Church Ave., or at Wal-Mart at 6745 N. Church Ave.
  • Hometown girl receives Polk County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award (The Lake Wales News)
    posted on March 29, 2009 at 08:40:16 pm
    Ruth Bachelder Teets said she would have “never conceived receiving an award like this.”The spunky blonde schoolteacher from Purcell Elementary School in Mulberry selected as Polk County’s Teacher of the Year for 2009 received all the accolades that go with it, a ring, a brand new car, a check, and an opportunity to be entered for the next level, the Teacher of the Year for the State of Florida.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (33860)
School Zip (33860)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,015 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 15% 27%
Population Average Age 35 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $40,929 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (33860)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 78% / 22% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. New Horizons - 14 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
2. Kingsford Elementary School - 530 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
3. James W. Sikes Elementary School - 738 students - 3.4 mi. away - view location
4. Scott Lake Elementary School - 929 students - 4.2 mi. away - view location
5. Medulla Elementary School - 756 students - 4.9 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Mulberry, Polk County, Zip 33860 
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