Other / mixed grade configuration · Fort Meade, FL

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120159004438
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

28
Resource Index · Lower
16.5:1
students per teacher
66.7%
free-lunch eligible
593
students enrolled

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+62 students YoY

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School grew from 525 students in 2022-23 to 587 in 2023-24 (+11.8%).

Teacher FTE added 36.0 → 38.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+62 students YoY 120159004438 · Fort Meade, FL Other · MID · TRAD

593 enr · 16.5:1 · 66.7% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Haines City Senior High School (3,105 students)

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School grew from 525 students in 2022-23 to 587 in 2023-24 (+11.8%). Teacher FTE added 36.0 → 38.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Florida schools → · Find another →

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School reports 593 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School compares

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.5:1 ▼ 7% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 66.7% ▲ 28% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 593 top 50% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
593
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
66.7%
free-lunch eligible - 28% above the Florida average of 52.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.5:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 50% in Florida - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
36.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,747
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $12,081
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 593 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 56.3%
White 30.2%
African American 10.5%
Two or More 2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 56.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.0, Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Polk reports $11,747 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Haines City Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Davenport High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Winter Haven Senior High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ridge Community High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
George W. Jenkins Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Polk · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School

How many students attend Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School?

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School has 593 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fort Meade, FL. CCD year-over-year: 525 (2022-23) → 587 (2023-24), up 62.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School is 16.5:1, which is 7% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 5% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School?

66.7% of students at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 56.3% of enrollment, in Fort Meade, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School?

Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Polk?

Besides Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School, Polk also operates Haines City Senior High School (3,105 students), Davenport High School (2,731 students), and Winter Haven Senior High School (2,648 students). See the Polk district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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