Polk County Public Schools
- BARTOW, FL
School District
Polk County Public Schools
- BARTOW, FL
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 299 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade C+
- College Prepgrade B
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B+
- Administrationgrade B+
- Sportsgrade A
- Foodgrade B minus
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B
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Elementary Schools in Polk County Public Schools
Middle Schools in Polk County Public Schools
High Schools in Polk County Public Schools
- grade A
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy
- Rating 4.44 out of 5 9 reviews
- grade A minus
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School
- Rating 4.42 out of 5 220 reviews
- grade A minus
Polk State College Collegiate High School
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 280 reviews
- grade A minus
McKeel Academy of Technology
- Rating 3.89 out of 5 393 reviews
- grade A minus
George W. Jenkins Senior High School
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 488 reviews
Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
47%
Percent Proficient - Math
50%
Average Graduation Rate
81%
Average SAT
1090
3,663 responses
Average ACT
22
3,026 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
100,495
Free or Reduced Lunch
52.4%
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Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$45,949
Teachers in First/Second Year
22%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$9,612 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Housinggrade B minus
Median Household Income
$53,593
National
$69,021Median Rent
$918
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$166,400
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$244,900Polk County Public Schools Reviews
Rating 3.64 out of 5 299 reviews
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From kindergarten, all the way to college, my experience in the Polk County Public Schools has been overall poor. At first, it was just the usual unnecessary test that really did not highlight what skills I have learned. Then in middle school, it started to look more apparent how the classes and their structure focus more on memorization than application. Worst of all, to prep for college as a high schooler depends all on scholarships that you have 10% of winning and a GPA that even if you make one mistake gets hit severely. The only viable thing is trying to get Ap classes that have ridiculous College Board tests (that's not evening mentioning SAT) and Collegiate(which counselors refuse to acknowledge and recommend Dual enrollment which is a very poor option). Finally, in college, it is filled with hilarious expenses and professors that are full of ego on top of an overload of work with the expectation to have learned from it all.
Throughout my life I've had the experience to go to many different schools. Every school is unique and had its own special characteristics among the people who attended and the surroundings. Right now as a senior in high school, attending Polk County Public Schools since my eight grade, I would say this has been my favorite county. The accessibility, education, support I have received has been very well appreciated by me and my family. Now, my mom and grandma are also working in schools in the county and have been very pleased with mostly everything.
One thing that I liked about Polk county was the teachers. I have great teachers. When I first moved here to Polk county, none of my middle school transcript and credits came through, therefore, I was put in intensive classes. One of them being intensive math. My intensive math teacher knew I wasn’t suppose to be in that class because of how above I was from the class. He spoke to the guidance himself., however nothing change. But the lesson was no matter if I was out in the wrong class, my teacher tried his best for me to improve and succeed far through out not only middle school but also continuing high school. And he was not the only teacher, my intensive, literacy, science, and math teacher were the same way.