Doris a. Sanders Learning Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Lakeland, Florida

Doris a. Sanders Learning Center in Lakeland, Florida enrolled 84 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 5.6 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Florida: 88%).

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

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

87 students in 2022-23, 84 students in 2023-24, 84 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center by school year2022-23: 87, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23872023-24842024-2584
Students enrolled at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center by school year2022-23: 87, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23872023-24842024-2584
Students enrolled at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center by school year2022-23: 87, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23872023-24842024-2584
Students enrolled at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center by school year2022-23: 87, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23872023-24842024-2584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238716.05.4
2023-248413.06.5
2024-258415.05.6

5.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 5.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 5.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 5.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 5.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

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 95 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Doris a. Sanders Learning Center enrolled 95 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 95 of the 95 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent72.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.0% of students were White, 23.8% Black, 22.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White44.0%
  2. Black23.8%
  3. Hispanic22.6%
  4. Two or more races4.8%
  5. Asian3.6%
  6. Pacific Islander1.2%

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 Doris a. Sanders Learning Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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, 2021-220‑50%44%53%
Math, 2022-2310% or less45% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 7 students in Doris a. Sanders Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate50% or more78%88%
Students in the class77,813208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Lakeland

6 public schools of this kind in Lakeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Doris a. Sanders Learning Center is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Polk Full Time Eschool429not reported0.7%
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)2159.887.4%
Achievement Academy1577.556.1%
Doris a. Sanders Learning Center845.669.0%
Eckerd Connects25not reported84.0%
Polk Virtual Instruction Program17not reportednot reported

All public schools in Lakeland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Doris a. Sanders Learning Center

  1. Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)The nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 215 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Achievement AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 157 students, 7.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Doris a. Sanders Learning Center with Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)Students, 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 FloridaDoris a. Sanders Learning Center is the number 183 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#183 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher5.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.5.6:1
  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 Doris a. Sanders Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Doris a. Sanders Learning Center?
    84 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 87 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Lakeland, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center?
    5.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Doris a. Sanders Learning Center a Title I school?
    Doris a. Sanders Learning Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 is the graduation rate at Doris a. Sanders Learning Center?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Doris a. Sanders Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Doris a. Sanders Learning Center in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159002402 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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