Summary:
The 33809 zip code area in Florida is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Polk school district, which is ranked 57 out of 68 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools in this area is Lake Gibson Middle School, which performed well on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with 70% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 51% in Geometry, significantly above the district and state averages. The school also achieved an 84% proficiency rate in the Civics EOC, outperforming the district and state. However, the school has a low overall ranking, placing 1004 out of 1196 Florida middle schools, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Another standout is Wendell Watson Elementary School, which performed above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math FAST assessments across grades 3-5 and achieved a 43% proficiency rate in 5th-grade Science, higher than the district and state averages.
The data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 36.2% at Wendell Watson Elementary to 51.6% at Lake Gibson Senior High School. The schools generally underperform compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with Lake Gibson Senior High School's proficiency rates particularly low, at only 16% in Algebra 1 EOC and 40% in 10th-grade ELA FAST. The high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.11% at Wendell Watson Elementary to 57.28% at Edgar L. Padgett Elementary, suggest that the schools in this area face significant socioeconomic challenges that may be contributing to their lower academic performance.
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