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Laurel Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1851 Laurel Ave
Poinciana, FL 34759
Phone
(863) 427-1375
District
POLK
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1058
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.3% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Laurel Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
34%
55%
34%
50%
33%
59%
34%
55%
34%
50%
33%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
59%
51%
58%
37%
61%
44%
59%
51%
58%
37%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
54%
38%
54%
26%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 84 7.9%
Kindergarten 146 13.8%
Grade 1 158 14.9%
Grade 2 177 16.7%
Grade 3 184 17.4%
Grade 4 142 13.4%
Grade 5 167 15.8%
Total 1058 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.1% 34.5% 37.2%
Black 37.6% 20.9% 21.8%
Hispanic 53.2% 42.7% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.6% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.4% 52.7% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 50.4% 51.8% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.9% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 736,229 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 409.4 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 264,145 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.9% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.4% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,279 $687,930,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $457 $50,099,000 3.9%
Staff $582 $63,794,000 4.9%
General Administration $84 $9,237,000 0.7%
School Administration $430 $47,131,000 3.6%
Operation $861 $94,289,000 7.3%
Transportation $340 $37,222,000 2.9%
Other $213 $23,298,000 1.8%
Total Support $2,967 $325,070,000 25.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,577 $282,313,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $11,823 $1,295,313,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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