Bartow Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bartow, Florida

Bartow Middle School in Bartow, Florida enrolled 881 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

1,046 students in 2022-23, 999 students in 2023-24, 881 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at Bartow Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,046, 2023-24: 999, 2024-25: 88105001k1.5k2022-231,0462023-249992024-25881
Students enrolled at Bartow Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,046, 2023-24: 999, 2024-25: 88105001k1.5k2022-231,0462023-249992024-25881
Students enrolled at Bartow Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,046, 2023-24: 999, 2024-25: 88105001k1.5k2022-231,0462023-249992024-25881
Students enrolled at Bartow Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,046, 2023-24: 999, 2024-25: 88105001k1.5k2022-231,0462023-249992024-25881
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04653.019.7
2023-2499950.020.0
2024-2588146.019.2

19.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Bartow Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBartow Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Bartow Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBartow Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Bartow Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBartow Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Bartow Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBartow Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 336 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bartow Middle School enrolled 1,007 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 210 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 336 of the 1,007 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions210
  • Chronically absent38.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.8% of students were White, 33.3% Hispanic, 19.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White42.8%
  2. Hispanic33.3%
  3. Black19.5%
  4. Two or more races3.3%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bartow Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232%44%53%
Math, 2022-2338%45% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Bartow

3 public middle schools in Bartow report 2024-25 enrollment; Bartow Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bartow Middle School88119.271.3%
Union Academy38219.149.0%
Compass Middle Charter School16818.786.9%

All public schools in Bartow →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bartow Middle School

  1. Compass Middle Charter SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 168 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Union AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 382 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Bartow Middle School with Compass Middle Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Polk County Public Schools spends per student$11,747 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,747
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaBartow Middle School is the number 233 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#233 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.19.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bartow Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bartow Middle School?
    881 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,046 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bartow, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bartow Middle School?
    19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bartow Middle School a Title I school?
    Bartow Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bartow Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bartow Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bartow Middle School in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159001754 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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