Best Public Schools in Zip Code 33827

Summary:

The 33827 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school stands out as a strong performer, consistently outpacing the Polk County and Florida state averages in academic proficiency across grades 3-5 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

With a diverse student population that is 73.09% White, 15.68% Hispanic, and 7.84% African American, Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary provides a quality education to the community. The school's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger places it in the top 25-30% of Florida elementary schools, and its per-student spending of $8,087 is in line with the state average, indicating adequate funding to support its educational programs. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.4% is an area that could use improvement.

Overall, Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary appears to be a standout school in the 33827 zip code, offering strong academic performance, a diverse student body, and sufficient resources to provide a quality education to the local community. While there is only one school serving this area, it is clearly a high-performing institution that is meeting the educational needs of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				FAST English Language Arts (2024)			FAST Math (2024)			Statewide Science Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	815 Scenic Hwy N	Babson Park	33827	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 678-4664	472	28	16.8	40.0%	345 (73.1%)	37 (7.8%)	74 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	70.6	625^th of 2256 public elementary schools	72.3%		75.7	490^th of 2240 public elementary schools	78.1%	135	66.0	65.0	59.0	71.0	60.0	64.0	61.0	$8,087	$966	$7,121

Cities Near Zip Code 33827

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Babson Park	0.49 mi	1	93^rd
Lake Wales	3.6 mi	10	328^th
Frostproof	4.5 mi	2	320^th
Alturas	11.3 mi	1	157^th
Winter Haven	12.37 mi	23	313^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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