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640 S SCENIC HWY, LAKE WALES, FL 33853 • POLK County
(863) 676-5356

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1300623
Religious Orientation Other Religion
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, conservative Christian
Grades Offered K-8
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 7.00 hrs/day
County FIPS 12105
Physical Location Address 640 S Scenic HWY
Lake Wales, FL 33853-4832

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
60
Teachers (FTE)
5.00
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.00:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
Black or African American: 70.0% Hispanic / Latino: 20.0% White: 10.0%
60 Students
Black or African American 42 est. 70.0%
Hispanic / Latino 12 est. 20.0%
White 6 est. 10.0%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
32
53.3%
♀
Female Students
28
46.7%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 58 Students
Kindergarten: 10 (17.2%) 1st Grade: 5 (8.6%) 2nd Grade: 10 (17.2%) 3rd Grade: 4 (6.9%) 4th Grade: 6 (10.3%) 5th Grade: 5 (8.6%) 6th Grade: 5 (8.6%) 7th Grade: 13 (22.4%)
58 Students
Kindergarten 10 17.2%
1st Grade 5 8.6%
2nd Grade 10 17.2%
3rd Grade 4 6.9%
4th Grade 6 10.3%
5th Grade 5 8.6%
6th Grade 5 8.6%
7th Grade 13 22.4%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 50 100 2019-2020: 32 students 32 2019-2020 2021-2022: 39 students 39 +21.9% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 60 students 60 +53.8% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 60 5.0 12.0:1 K-8 Other Religion
2021-2022 39 4.0 9.8:1 K-8 Other Religion
2019-2020 32 4.0 8.0:1 K-7 Christian (no specific denomination)

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 33853)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $400,000
$0k 0% $100k 8% $200k 15% $300k 23% $400k 30% ZIP 33853 Income: $40,938 $41k ZIP 33853 Home Value: $198,100 $198k ZIP 33853 This ZIP Lake Wales Income: $51,405 $51k Lake Wales Home Value: $199,200 $199k Lake Wales City Average POLK County Income: $63,570 $64k POLK County Home Value: $228,248 $228k POLK County County Average Florida Income: $74,840 $75k Florida Home Value: $342,548 $343k Florida State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 33853 Poverty Rate: 23.8% 23.8% Lake Wales Poverty Rate: 22.4% 22.4% POLK County Poverty Rate: 14.6% 14.6% Florida Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 33853 Current ZIP
$40,938 $198,100 23.8% 12,385
Lake Wales (City Average)
$51,405 $199,200 22.4% 23,212
POLK County (County Average)
$63,570 $228,248 14.6% 767,886
Florida (State Average)
$74,840 $342,548 12.4% 21,429,867
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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