Garden Grove Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Winter Haven, Florida

Garden Grove Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida enrolled 652 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 21.0 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. 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, 38-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%

723 students in 2022-23, 691 students in 2023-24, 652 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Garden Grove Elementary School by school year2022-23: 723, 2023-24: 691, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-237232023-246912024-25652
Students enrolled at Garden Grove Elementary School by school year2022-23: 723, 2023-24: 691, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-237232023-246912024-25652
Students enrolled at Garden Grove Elementary School by school year2022-23: 723, 2023-24: 691, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-237232023-246912024-25652
Students enrolled at Garden Grove Elementary School by school year2022-23: 723, 2023-24: 691, 2024-25: 65202004006008002022-237232023-246912024-25652
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372341.017.6
2023-2469138.018.2
2024-2565231.021.0

21.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 21.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 21.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 21.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 21.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 15.8U.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 578 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garden Grove Elementary School enrolled 578 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 71 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 578 of the 578 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions71
  • Chronically absent37.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

33.6% of students were White, 31.9% Hispanic, 29.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White33.6%
  2. Hispanic31.9%
  3. Black29.0%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Garden Grove Elementary School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% 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, 2021-2238‑42%44%53%
Math, 2022-2341%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.

Elementary schools in Winter Haven

11 public elementary schools in Winter Haven report 2024-25 enrollment; Garden Grove Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Chain of Lakes Elementary School1,00718.055.6%
Fred G. Garner Elementary School81717.877.8%
Jewett School of the Arts74616.663.0%
Garden Grove Elementary School65221.074.4%
Lake Shipp Elementary School57620.677.6%
Elbert Elementary School54918.972.5%
Frank E. Brigham Academy54717.651.9%
Wahneta Elementary School49117.581.5%

All public schools in Winter Haven →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Garden Grove Elementary School

  1. Chain of Lakes Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 1,007 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Elbert Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 549 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Garden Grove Elementary School with Chain of Lakes Elementary 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 FloridaGarden Grove Elementary School is the number 856 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#856 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher21.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.21.0:1
  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 Garden Grove Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Garden Grove Elementary School?
    652 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 723 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winter Haven, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Grove Elementary School?
    21.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Garden Grove Elementary School a Title I school?
    Garden Grove Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Garden Grove Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Garden Grove Elementary School scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% 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 Garden Grove Elementary School in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159001789 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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